§ Mr. BurnsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many ordinary written Parliamentary questions were tabled to him between 15 October 2002 and 1 July 2003; [127517]
(2) how many ordinary written questions that were tabled between 15 October 2002 and 1 July 2003 received a substantive answer (a) within three days, (b) within seven days, (c) within fourteen days, (d) within 28 days and (e) over 28 days. [127436]
§ Ms Rosie WintertonA total of 5,637 ordinary written Parliamentary Questions were tabled between 15 October 2002 and 1 July 2003.
The breakdown by days within which answers were given, based on a 10 per cent. sample of the total, is shown in the table.
Interval (calendar days) after the question's due date in which an answer was given Number of PQs 0–3 80 4–7 201 8–14 165 15–28 116 Over 28 46 Total 608