HC Deb 25 April 1995 vol 258 cc474-5W
Mrs. Ann Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many parliamentary questions to his Department in each year since 1979–80 requesting a 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. [18542]

Miss Widdecombe

The information requested is available only from 12 November 1990 and is detailed in the following table:

Total number of priority and named day questions answered Total number of questions answered within 3 days Questions answered (where a holding reply has been sent) within (working days):
5 10 15 20 20+
13,439 3,037 361 17 9 9 6
1 Information provided up to and including 31 March 1995.

Mrs. Ann Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment 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. [18544]

Miss Widdecombe

The information requested is available only from 1 January 1992. The Department has written to right hon. or hon Members on 12 occasions to correct answers to parliamentary questions. The information is detailed in the following table:

Year Number of replies issued correcting an answer to a parliamentary question
1992 1
1993 6
1994 3
19951 2
1 Information provided up to and including 6 April 1995.