HC Deb 13 July 1999 vol 335 c188W
Mr. Brady

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer 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. [91068]

Ms Hewitt

Seven hundred and four of the 2,307 named day questions tabled for answer on a named day between May 1997 and 14 April 1999 (31 per cent.) were answered substantively on that day. 56 per cent. of all such questions were answered within two days of the nominated day.