HL Deb 12 February 2001 vol 622 c3WA
Baroness Rendell of Babergh

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What is their current estimate of the cost of answering a written parliamentary Question and an oral parliamentary Question. [HL709]

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

As at April 2000, the latest date for which data are available, the average cost of answering a written parliamentary Question and an oral parliamentary Question was £123 and £285 respectively.