§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many of his answers to48W parliamentary questions in the last 12 months have exceeded the advisory cost limit; and if he will make a statement. [19334]
§ Mr. StreeterWhere the cost of answering a parliamentary question is estimated to exceed £450, it is the general practice for Departments to make it clear that the question could be answered only by incurring disproportionate cost. Given the large numbers of questions tabled, it would be unreasonable for my Department systematically to calculate the exact cost of answering every single parliamentary question.