§ Mr. CollinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) when she will reply to the letter of 18 November 2001 from Ms Anne Parker concerning the implementation of the recommendations of Task Force for the Hills; [28283]
(2) when the Director of the Government Office for the north west will reply to the letter of 18 November from Ms Anne Parker concerning the implementation of the recommendations of the Task Force for the Hills. [28281]
§ Mr. Morley[holding answer 17 January 2002]: A response was sent to Ms Anne Parker on 6 February 2002.
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§ Mr. LawsTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many(a) parliamentary questions, (b) letters and (c) other representations she has received from hon. Members regarding delays in responding to correspondence in 2001–02. [32558]
§ Mr. Morley[holding answer 6 February 2002]: At 31 January 2002, the Department had received 83 parliamentary questions from hon. Members regarding delays in responding to correspondence in this session.
Our correspondence database can not easily identify those letters received from hon. Members regarding delays in responding to their correspondence. Since the beginning of this Session the Department has received a total of 7,029 letters from hon. Members and to provide the information requested would incur disproportionate costs.
We have no records of other representations received.