§ Mr. PikeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many letters addressed to Ministers in his Department in the last 12 months by(a) hon. Members and (b) others have been forwarded for reply to each agency; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. GummerSome 295 letters from hon. Members addressed to Ministers in my Department have been replied 473W to directly, by the Planning Inspectorate agency, during 1993. No other agencies in my Department have replied to such letters. Information about letters from other correspondents is not available.