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Mr. Peter Bruinvels
asked the Lord Privy Seal what has been the daily average of starred and unstarred questions for such of the last 10 parliamentary sessions as figures are available and the current session to date.
Mr. Biffen
Over the last 10 sessions the daily average numbers of questions appearing on the Order Paper were as follows:
| Oral | Written | |
| 1974–75 | 59 | 138 |
| 1975–76 | 63 | 167 |
| 1976–77 | 59 | 163 |
| 1977–78 | 68 | 170 |
| 1978–79 | 69 | 153 |
| 1979–80 | 64 | 164 |
| 1980–81 | 63 | 139 |
| 1981–82 | 65 | 135 |
| 1982–83 | 66 | 149 |
| 1983–84 | 79 | 188 |
| 1984–85* | 106 | 185 |
| * To 26 April 1985. | ||
Note: Figures relating to oral questions exclude Friday sittings.