§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyTo ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to her answer of 19 March 2001,Official Report, column 80W, how many letters from hon. Members did not receive substantive replies within nine months during the last three years. [155097]
§ Marjorie MowlamThis information is not held centrally and can be obtained only at disproportionate cost. However, a number of individual Departments do collect this information for their own records.
I can confirm that, so far this year, the Cabinet Office has had only two late replies. Both of these were replied to within one and a half months of receipt.