§ Mrs. Ann TaylorTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many parliamentary questions to his Department in each year since 1979–80 requesting a 1157W priority written answer or answer on a named day were answered within three days; how many received a holding reply; and how many of those which received a holding reply then received a substantive answer within a further five, 10, 15, 20 days or longer; [18488]
(2) how many parliamentary questions requesting an ordinary written answer were received by his Department in each year since 1979–80; and how many such questions received a substantive answer within 10, 15, 20 days or longer. [18487]
§ Mr. NelsonThe table gives the numbers of ordinary written and named day, or priority as appropriate, written questions tabled to Treasury Ministers since 1988–89, and the number of holding answers given to named day and priority questions for each of these Sessions.
Information relating to earlier years and the analysis sought of substantive replies are not readily retrievable and could be compiled only at disproportionate cost.
Parliamentary Questions tabled to the Treasury Session Ordinary written Named day/priority written Holding answers 1988–89 1,007 924 530 1989–90 1,162 827 413 1990–91 851 796 298 1991–92 481 485 180 1992–93 1,811 1,373 473 1993–94 1,316 731 245 1994–951 733 470 271 1 To 5 April.
§ Mrs. Ann TaylorTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many parliamentary questions to his Department that were transferred for answer to the chief executive or other senior official of a non-departmental public body or agency for which he has responsibility received an answer which was not printed in theOfficial Report in each year since 1979–80 or for each year that the body or agency has been in existence; [18942]
(2) how many parliamentary questions to his Department were transferred for answer to the chief executive or other senior official of a non-departmental public body or agency for which he has responsibility in each year since 1979–80 or for each year that the body or agency has been in existence. [18491]
§ Mr. NelsonSince October 1992, when arrangements were introduced for printing in theOfficial Report letters sent to hon. Members by agency chief executives in response to parliamentary questions, chief executives responsible to Treasury Ministers have replied directly to four questions:
- 1992–93: 3
- 1993–94: —
- 1994–95: 1
In each case, the answers were printed in the Official Report.
§ Mrs. Ann TaylorTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many times in each year since 1979–80 his Department has written to a right hon. or hon. Member correcting an answer to a parliamentary question; [18490]
(2) how many times in each year since 1979–80 his Department has given a reply to a parliamentary question which has resulted in the information requested being 1158W placed in the Library and not printed in the Official Report. [18489]
§ Mr. NelsonThe information requested is a matter of public record, but it could be extracted in the form requested only at disproportionate cost.