§ Mr. BoswellTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many Parliamentary Questions have been tabled to his Department for answer on a named day in(a) the current and (b) the last session of Parliament; and what proportion received a substantive answer on that day in each case. [70629]
§ Mr. ByersIn the current session, 317 named day questions have been answered, 23 per cent. of which have received a substantive answer on the due date. This compares with a total of 1,973 named day questions in the 97–98 session, 32 per cent. being given a substantive answer on the due date.