Parliamentary Questions

Home Department written question – answered at on 10 December 2001.

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Photo of Ms Annabelle Ewing Ms Annabelle Ewing Scottish National Party, Perth

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of parliamentary questions replied to by his Department were the subject of a holding answer in the last three Sessions of Parliament.

Photo of David Blunkett David Blunkett The Secretary of State for the Home Department

In the last three parliamentary Sessions, 4,749 named day parliamentary questions (the only type for which holding replies are used) have been tabled to the Home Office. Of these, 1,015—or 21 per cent.—were given a holding answer. The figures for each session are given in the table.

Session Percentage of answers given holding replies
1998–99 15
1999–2000 21
2000–01 30

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