§ Mr. BradyTo ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many parliamentary questions were tabled to his Department for written answer on a named day between May 1997 and 14 April 1999; and what percentage of them received a substantive response on that named day. [91057]
§ Dr. Jack CunninghamFor the period between May 1997 to 31 March 1999, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 15 April 1999,Official Report, column 339.
Owing to the Easter recess there were only three sitting days between the period 1 April—14 April 1999. During that period there have been four named day parliamentary questions tabled to my Department of which 75 per cent. received a substantive reply on the day specified.