HC Deb 01 November 1994 vol 248 c1107W
Mr. Grocott

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what is the average cost to her Department of answering(a) a written and (b) an oral parliamentary question.

Mr. Boswell

I refer the hon. Member to the reply given by the then Financial Secretary to the Treasury on 30 November 1993,Official Report, column 387.