Parliamentary Questions (Hansard, 4 February 2002)

HC Deb 04 February 2002 vol 379 c686W 686W

§ Sir Michael Spicer
To ask the Prime Minister what guidance he has given to Ministers on the time taken to respond to written parliamentary questions. [32855]

§ The Prime Minister
The Government have made it clear that they are committed to providing prompt and accurate answers to parliamentary questions. The Secretary to the Cabinet has written to all Departments reminding them of the importance of answering parliamentary questions helpfully and within the required time scales.