§ Mr. Alex CarlileTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many parliamentary questions to his Department have been referred for answer to non-departmental public bodies for which he has responsibility, in each of the last six parliamentary sessions, and so far in the 1995–96 Session; and if he will make a statement. [38698]
§ Mr. Hague[holding answer 22 July 1996]: The information requested is available only for the 1994–95 and current parliamentary Sessions.
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Parliamentary session 1994–95 1995–96 Number of Parliamentary Questions referred to NDPBs 38 37 I have the discretion to decide whether, in answering a parliamentary question, I should ask the chief executive of the relevant NDPB to write direct to the hon. Member as an operational matter. Copies of all letters are placed in the Library of the House.