§ Mr. Gareth Wardellasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish in the Official Report for the latest year for which information is available for each right hon. and hon. Member, the arithmetic mean in days his Department took to reply to letters.
§ Mr. BrookeThe information in the form requested is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. However, in the last quarter of 1985 the arithmetic mean for replies by Treasury Ministers to letters from right hon. and hon. Members was 16 working days.