§ Mr. BradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many parliamentary questions have been tabled to his Department for written answer on a named day since May 1997; and what percentage of them received a substantive reply on that day. [80730]
§ Mr. Chris Smith[holding answer 15 April 1999]: Between 1 May 1997 and 15 April 1999, a total of 828 named day parliamentary questions were tabled for answer by my Department. Of these, 26 per cent. (214) received a substantive reply on the day requested.