HC Deb 09 December 2002 vol 396 cc55-6W
Mr. Donaldson

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the average length of time taken by the Northern Ireland Office to answer written parliamentary questions has been since the General Election; and if he will make a statement. [86287]

Jane Kennedy

The information requested is not held in the format required and could only be provided at disproportionate cost. However, my Department's Parliamentary Section are currently introducing a computerised Parliamentary Question tracking system which will in due course allow for the provision of such statistics.

The Northern Ireland Office as with all other Government departments endeavour to answer all Parliamentary Questions promptly and accurately.

David Burnside

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what has been the average time from 2001 for answering written questions to the Northern Ireland Office; and if he will make a statement. [86486]

Jane Kennedy

The information requested is not held in the format required and could only be provided at disproportionate cost. However, my Department's Parliamentary Section is currently introducing a computed Parliamentary Question Tracking system which will in due course allow for the provision of such statistics.

The Northern Ireland Office as with all other Government departments endeavours to answer all Parliamentary Questions promptly and accurately.