HC Deb 24 April 2002 vol 384 cc345-6W
Mr. Bercow

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what the cost was to his Department of answering written parliamentary questions in 2001; and how that cost was calculated; [49096]

(2) how many staff were involved in each of the last three years in preparing draft answers to written parliamentary questions. [49138]

Mr. McCartney

I refer the hon. Member to the reply my right hon. Friend the President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons gave on 17 April 2002,Official Report, column 929W.