§ Ms ChurchTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, pursuant to his answer of 7 November,Official Report, column 681, on information technology projects, what is his Department's definition of disproportionate cost. [6698]
§ Mr. BurtThe Department follows the standard guidance that where the cost of collecting information and preparing a reply to a parliamentary question is in excess of ¢450, it may be considered disproportionately costly to answer it.