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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Written Questions

Asked by Deirdre CostiganLabourMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 17 July 2025UIN 66334

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of responding to written questions from the Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government.

Answered by Alex Norris

This Government welcomes scrutiny from all members of Parliament. In 2012 it was estimated that the average cost of answering a written question was £164. The Hon Member for Thirsk and Malton has tabled 2205 written questions in this Parliament, so the cost of answering these is likely to have exceeded £350,000.

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