HC Deb 19 June 2002 vol 387 cc412-3W
Mr. Andrew Turner

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what proportion of ordinary written questions for his Department were answered within a week of tabling in each month since June 2001; and what proportion of questions for named day received a substantive answer on that day in each month since June 2001. [58982]

Mr. Leslie

I have been asked to reply.

The information in respect of the former Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions is as follows.

Ordinary written questions Named day questions
Month Total Answered within a week Percentage of total Total Answered on the named day Percentage of total
2001
June 172 142 83 38 28 74
July 284 270 95 161 126 78
October 419 347 83 241 154 64
November 721 607 84 394 282 72
December 634 519 82 185 128 69
2002
January 707 499 71 289 199 69
February 653 454 70 241 129 54
March 682 548 80 300 158 53
April 458 400 87 181 105 58
May 323 286 89 152 122 80