HC Deb 04 July 2000 vol 353 cc165-6W
Mr. Maclennan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many written parliamentary questions were tabled to his Department between 19 October 1999 and 20 April; and how many have not received substantive answers, citing disproportionate cost as the reason. [128018]

Mr. Straw

My Department answered a total of 2,751 written parliamentary questions between 19 October 1999–20 April 2000, of which 23 were not given a substantive answer because to do so would have incurred disproportionate cost.