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Written question asked by Lord Harper (Conservative) on Tuesday, 23 October 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 25 October 2007. It was answered by Baroness Hodge of Barking (Labour) on Tuesday, 30 October 2007 on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.


Departments: Written Questions

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many and what percentage of Questions tabled to his Department for answer on a named day received a substantive reply on the day named in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
Answer

According to the DCMS PQ database, in the 12 month period from 1 October 2006 the Department received 418¹ named day questions of which 245 (59 per cent.) received a substantive reply on the day named."¹ This figure includes those named day questions tabled to and answered by the Minister for the Olympics."


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
161342; 465 c1080W
Session
2006-07
Subjects
Written questions Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk