HC Deb 24 July 2000 vol 354 c441W
Mr. Maclennan

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on how many occasions he has deposited papers in the Library in response to parliamentary questions tabled to his Department between 19 October 1999 and 20 April 2000. [127338]

Mr. Mandelson

Between 19 October 1999 and 20 April 2000, papers were deposited in the Library on 22 occasions.

Mr. Maclennan

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many written parliamentary questions tabled to his Department between 19 October 1999 and 20 April 2000 have not received substantive answers, with commercial or other confidentiality cited as the reason. [127676]

Mr. Mandelson

Of the 564 written parliamentary questions tabled in this period, four did not receive a substantive answer with confidentiality cited as the reason, and one further received only a partial answer.

Mr. Stunell

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many of the written parliamentary questions tabled to his Department between 19 October 1999 and 20 April 2000 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. [131123]

Mr. Mandelson

Of the 564 written parliamentary questions tabled to my Department between 19 October 1999 and 20 April 2000 there were no occasions where a substantive answer was not given other than the reasons set out in the hon. Member's question.