§ Mr. CranTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many letters were received from, and sent to, hon. Members by his Department in(a) January and (b) the whole of this Session up to 1 July.
§ Mr. GummerIn January 1989 the Ministry received 721 letters which were designated for ministerial reply and 603 replies were issued. In the whole of the last Session to 1 July 1989 the figures were 6,123 and 5,289 respectively. The large majority of this correspondence was from right hon. and hon. Members.