§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many (i) written and (ii) oral questions were answered by his Department in 1998; and how many of them were on matters which will be the responsibility of the National Assembly for Wales. [86361]
§ Mr. MichaelMinisters at the Welsh Office answered 1,676 written and oral questions in 1998. A breakdown in the format requested is not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
In written and oral replies to parliamentary questions answered after 27 January 1999 we have indicated those matters which will become a matter for the National Assembly on 1 July.