§ Mr. Andrew TurnerTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the(a) median, (b) upper and (c) lower decile times taken to reply fully to letters received (i) from hon. Members and (ii) from all sources were in each month since June 2001. [58117]
§ Mr. Morley[holding answer 21 May 2002]The information requested for part (i) is in the table below (in days):
Month Median Lower Decile Upper Decile June 2001 40.5 12.3 182.0 July 2001 72.0 21.0 168.0 August 2001 79.0 29.0 151.0 September 2001 45.0 18.0 116.0 October 2001 40.0 16.0 102.4 November 2001 41.0 16.0 1 December 2001 43.0 20.0 1 January 2002 23.0 8.0 1 February 2002 18.0 3.0 1 March 2002 14.0 3.0 1 April 2002 19.5 5.0 1 1 It is not yet possible to calculate the upper (90 per cent) decile for these months. Figures are not available for part (ii), as there is no information held centrally for the time taken to answer letters from all sources and its assembly would incur disproportionate cost.