To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many parliamentary questions have been tabled to his Department for written answer on a named day since May 1997; and what percentage of them received a substantive reply on that day. [80740]

Of the 2,320 questions tabled for answer on a named day, 733 (32 per cent.) were answered substantively on that day. Approximately 60 per cent. of all named day questions were answered within two days of the due day.