HC Deb 18 July 1996 vol 281 c663W
Mr. Donohoe

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to his answer of 1 April,Official Report, column 68, on parliamentary questions, what method would be used by his Department in collating the information requested. [37537]

Sir John Wheeler

To collate the information for the Northern Ireland Departments and the Northern Ireland Office would require the examination of over 11,000 files dating back to 1989–90.

Mr. Donohoe

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to his answer of 27 March,Official Report, columns 613–14, about parliamentary questions, what method would be used by his Department in collating the information requested. [37536]

Sir John Wheeler

The method used by the Northern Ireland Departments and the Northern Ireland Office would be an examination of over 15,000 files dating back to 1987–88.

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