HC Deb 15 July 1996 vol 281 c371W
Mr. Donohoe

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his answer of 4 June,Official Report, column 355, when he will be in a position to give the cost of answering (a) oral and (b) written questions in April. [36566]

Mrs. Angela Knight

The average cost of answering questions in April this year will be calculated after data on movements in earnings become available in October. I expect the information requested to be available by the end of November.

Mr. Donohoe

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his answer of 21 March,Official Report, column 257, about parliamentary questions, what method would be used by his Department in collating the information requested. [37431]

Mrs. Knight

The examination of more than 20,000 files dating back to 1987.

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