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Robert Goodwill corrected a written answer on Department for Education: Written Questions

8 January 2018 · Commons written answer · Department for Education

Chris Ruane (Labour, Vale of Clwyd) asked written question 119165 on 13 December 2017. Mr Robert Goodwill answered on 19 December 2017 for the Department for Education, and Mr Robert Goodwill corrected the answer on 8 January 2018. The correction replaced 2 figures (1.4, 2,365) with 2 figures (1.46, 2,258). Altogether 4 words differ between the two versions.

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of her Department's Answers to Written Parliamentary Questions have advised that the requested information was not available on the grounds of disproportionate cost associated with data collection and collation in the current session.

Original and corrected answer

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In the current parliamentary session (as at 13 December 2017) 2,365 written PQs have been answered by the Department. 33 (1.4%) of which were answered advising that the requested information was not available due to disproportionate costs.In the current parliamentary session (as at 13 December 2017) 2,258 written PQs have been answered by the Department. 33 (1.46%) of which were answered advising that the requested information was not available due to disproportionate costs.

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Read fromhttps://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/806067?expandMember=true
Date read15 October 2026
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