Written Questions

Communities and Local Government written question – answered am ar 17 Gorffennaf 2013.

Danfonwch hysbysiad imi am ddadleuon fel hyn

Photo of Chris Ruane Chris Ruane Llafur, Dyffryn Clwyd

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

(1) how many answers by his Department to Parliamentary Questions involving tables of statistics fewer than four pages in length were (a) printed in full and (b) provided via a link to a website in the last year;

(2) what guidance his Department follows in determining whether statistics in answers to Parliamentary Questions are (a) provided in full, (b) provided via a weblink to a website and (c) placed in the Library.

Photo of Brandon Lewis Brandon Lewis The Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Communities and Local Government

The information requested on tables of statistics is not centrally held; it would involve disproportionate cost to undertake a comprehensive and bespoke analysis of which tables of statistics fewer than four pages in length were included in answers.

Notwithstanding, the Official Report—and parliamentary search tools are readily accessible to the hon. Member, allowing him to undertake such an analysis himself, if he wishes.

The Office of the Leader of the House provides guidance to all Departments on answering parliamentary questions. The Guide is available on the Cabinet Office website at:

http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guide-to-parliamentary-work

In the main, questions seeking information which is already published are answered by reference to the published material—this enables the hon. Member and others to see the information alongside related material and commentary and definitions. Tables of unpublished statistics that are short in length will generally be included in the answer but, longer and more complex tables and datasets are deposited in the Library of the House on a case by case basis.

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