§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total cost of answering parliamentary questions in each parliamentary Session since 1989–90. [22902]
§ Mrs. Angela KnightThe estimated cost of answering questions to Treasury Ministers is given in the list:
- 1989–90: £219,000
- 1990–91: £164.000
- 1991–92: £104,000
- 1992–93: £342,000
- 1993–94: £208,000
- 1994–95: £256,000.
These figures are based on service-wide average costs and assume that half the questions tabled for oral answer were in fact answered in writing.