§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many questions were tabled to his Department in each Session since 1987–88; how many were not answered on the grounds of disproportionate cost; what percentage of the total number of questions this represented; how many were not answered on the grounds that the information was not centrally available; and what percentage of the total number of questions this represented. [21143]
§ Mr. HowardThe number of questions tabled to the Home Office in each Session since 1987–88 is:
Written Oral (including supplementaries) Total 1987–88 3,846 414 4,260 1988–89 3,549 274 3,823 1989–90 3,252 212 3,464 1990–91 2,245 238 2,483 1991–92 1,351 134 1,485 1992–93 4,345 361 4,706 1993–94 3,348 267 3,615 1994–95 3,187 278 3,465 1995–96 1,310 98 1,408 The remainder of the information requested by the hon. Member could itself be provided only at disproportionate cost.