§ Norman BakerTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many parliamentary questions have been tabled to her Department since 1 January 2003, broken down by(a) ordinary written and (b) named day; what percentage in respect of (a) were answered within 10 working days; and what percentage in respect of (b) were answered by the specified date. [157746]
§ Ms HewittThe following figures are for the whole of the 2002–03 sessions, Of the 2,867 ordinary written questions, 2,706 (94 per cent.) were answered within 10 working days. Of the 723 named day written questions. 247 (34 per cent.) received a substantive reply on the named day.