HC Deb 26 June 2000 vol 352 c398W
Mr. Maclennan

To ask the Prime Minister how many written parliamentary questions tabled to his Department between 19 October 1999 and 20 April have not received substantive answers, for reasons of commercial or other confidentiality. [127685]

The Prime Minister

Of the 454 written answers I provided within the specified period, nine withheld information in accordance with the relevant section of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information or other convention in line with the practice adopted by previous Governments.

Mr. Maclennan

To ask the Prime Minister 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 for reasons of(a) disproportionate cost, (b) information not available, not held centrally, or not held in the form requested and (c) commercial or other confidentiality. [127341]

The Prime Minister

[holding answer 22 June 2000]: None.

Mr. Maclennan

To ask the Prime Minister how many written parliamentary questions tabled to his Office between 19 October 1999 and 20 April have not received substantive answers on the grounds of(a) commercial and (b) other confidentiality. [127106]

The Prime Minister

[holding answer 21 June 2000]: I refer the right hon. Member to the answer I gave him today.