HC Deb 26 July 2000 vol 354 c681W
Mr. Stunell

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many of the written parliamentary questions tabled to his Department between 19 October 1999 and 20 April 2000 did not receive substantive answers, citing as the reason that the information was(a) not held centrally, (b) not held in the form requested and (c) not available. [131197]

Mr. Morley

[holding answer 18 July 2000]: According to our records, of the 1,189 written parliamentary questions tabled during this period, we answered seven questions where the information was not held centrally, nine where the information was not held in the form requested and 34 where the information was not available.

Mr. Stunell

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many written parliamentary questions tabled to his Department between 19 October 1999 and 20 April 2000 have not received substantive answers, citing as the reason commercial confidentiality or other confidentiality. [131228]

Mr. Morley

[holding answer 20 July 2000]: For this period there were 1,189 written parliamentary questions tabled, of which seven did not receive substantive answers, citing as the reason commercial or other confidentiality.