§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of how much it currently costs to answer(a) an oral and (b) a written parliamentary question. [7642]
§ Mrs. Angela KnightA total of £249 and £107 respectively, as I stated in my reply to the hon. Member for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney (Mr. Rowlands) on 4 December 1996,Official Report, column 656.