Parliamentary Questions (Hansard, 27 April 2004)

HC Deb 27 April 2004 vol 420 c866W 866W

§ Mr. Sheerman
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much, on average, it costs the Government to respond to a parliamentary question. [169139]

§ Ruth Kelly
As at April 2003, the average cost of answering a written parliamentary question and an oral parliamentary question was £138 and £322 respectively.