HC Deb 14 June 1990 vol 174 c324W
Mr. Ian Bruce

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many letters per month are being received by his Department from hon. Members; and what proportion of them are being answered within five, 10, 20 and 40 working days, respectively.

Mr. Peter Lloyd

The information requested is laid out in the table:

Number of inquiries received by the Home Office from members of parliament for the months of January to April 1990.
Answered within January February March April
10 days 687 554 374 249
11–20 days 567 786 874 536
21–30 days 646 680 585 823
31–40 days 263 189 336 268
Total number of inquiries 2,551 2,875 2,904 2,534