§ Mr. CummingsTo ask the President of the Board of Trade 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. [19419]
§ Mr. LangI refer the hon. Member to the following table.
Year Passed to agencies Per cent. of total Letters 1991 501 5.6 1992 756 7.9 1993 1,104 9.0 1994 1,079 8.3 1995 1,416 12.5 PQs 1991 0 n/a 1992 4 0 1993 0 n/a 1994 2 0 1995 1 0