§ Mr. StunellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many of the written parliamentary questions tabled to his Department between 19 October 1999 and 20 April have not received substantive answers, excluding those not answered citing(a) disproportionate cost, (b) that the information is not available, not held centrally, or not held in the form requested and (c) commercial or other confidentiality; [131124]
(2) how many of the written parliamentary questions tabled to his Department between 19 October 1999 and 20 April have not received substantive answers, excluding those not answered citing (a) disproportionate cost, (b) that the information is not available, not held centrally, or not held in the form requested and (c) commercial confidentiality or other confidentiality. [131122]
§ Mr. Straw[holding answer 18 July 2000]: My Department answered a total of 2,751 written parliamentary questions between 19 October-20 April 2000. Other than for the reasons set out in my replies to the right hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (Mr. Maclennan) on 23 June 2000, Official Report, columns 339–40W, and on 4 July 2000, Official Report, columns 165–66W respectively, there were no other occasions when I gave non-substantive replies.