§ Mr. CummingsTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland on how many occasions in each of the past five years Ministers in his Department have passed(a) hon. Members' letters and (b) hon. Members' questions to agencies for response; and what this figure is as a percentage of the total number of letters and questions received. [19417]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information requested in respect of hon. Members' letters is set out in the table. The information requested on hon. Members' questions is a matter of public record.
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 (a) Number of letters passed to agencies for response 8 74 154 367 317 (b) Number of letters passed to agencies, (a), as a percentage of total letters sent to Ministers about agencies 24 45 53 62 52