Northern Ireland written question – answered am ar 17 Gorffennaf 2013.
Chris Ruane
Llafur, Dyffryn Clwyd
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
(1) how many answers to parliamentary questions involving tables of statistics fewer than four pages in length were (a) printed in full and (b) provided via a weblink to a website in the last year;
(2) what guidance her Department follows in determining whether, when answers to parliamentary questions which include statistics, those statistics are (a) provided in full, (b) provided via a weblink to a website and (c) placed in the library.
Theresa Villiers
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
My Department's answers to parliamentary questions are a matter of public record and can be found in the Official Report.
I also refer the hon. Member to the answer given by the Leader of the House of Commons, my right hon. Friend Mr Lansley, to Mr Watson on
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