§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) how many staff were involved in each of the last three years in preparing draft answers to written parliamentary questions; [49154]
(2) what the cost was to her Department of answering written parliamentary questions in 2001; and how that cost was calculated. [49112]
§ Mr. Ivan LewisI refer the hon. Member to the reply given on 17 April,Official Report, column 929W by my right hon. Friend the Leader of the House of Commons. Since the election the hon. Member has tabled 225 questions to this Department.