§ Mr. Alan SimpsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many parliamentary questions for written answer have been tabled to his Department in each session since May 1997; and how many have not been answered on grounds of disproportionate cost. [71932]
§ Mr. Tony LloydIn the 1997–98 session, this Department gave written answers to 3,137 questions, of which 131 could not be answered fully on grounds of disproportionate cost.
So far in this session, 700 questions have been given written answers, with eight not answered on the grounds of disproportionate cost.