HC Deb 23 April 2002 vol 384 cc135-6W
Mr. Bercow

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what the cost was to her Department of answering written parliamentary questions in 2001; and how that cost was calculated; [49111]

(2) how many staff were involved in each of the last three years in preparing draft answers to written parliamentary questions. [49153]

Mr. Morley

I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to him by my right hon. friend the Leader of the House on 17 April 2002,Official Report, column 929W.