§ Mr. StunellTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 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(a) citing disproportionate costs, (b) stating that the information is not available, not held centrally, or not held in the form requested or (c) citing commercial or other confidentiality. [132130]
§ Mr. Byers[holding answer 24 July 2000]: Very few Parliamentary Questions will not have been answered substantially for reasons other than those specified in the hon. Member's question. In addition to the information provided in the answers to the right hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (Mr. Maclennan) on 23 June 2000, Official Report, column 313W and 29 June 2000, Official Report, column 576W, a further 12 Parliamentary Questions received answers indicating that the Minister would write with further information.
§ Mr. StunellTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 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. [132467]
§ Mr. ByersOf the 1,707 written parliamentary questions answered during this period, 25 answers cited disproportionate costs as the reason for not providing part or all of the information requested.