§ Mr. Ian BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what target her Department sets for the maximum time to respond to letters from hon. Members; what proportion of letters meets that target; and what is the average time taken to respond to a letter from an hon. Member. [49886]
§ Mr. Paul Murphy[holding answer 13 July 1998]: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to him by my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Secretary, Office of Public Service, on 13 July 1998, Official Report, column 1.
§ Mr. Ian BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the e-mail address of her Department's Ministerial Correspondence Unit. [49888]
§ Mr. Paul Murphy[holding answer 13 July 1998]: The Northern Ireland Office and the Northern Ireland Departments do not have a central Ministerial Correspondence Unit. Each Minister's Private Office handles its own correspondence. Ministers may be accessed at press.nio@nics.gov.uk.