§ David WinnickTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when a reply will be sent to the hon. Member for Walsall North's letter of 3 June to the Department for Work and Pensions, which was transferred to her Department on 10 June. [185288]
§ Mr. SutcliffeMy hon. Friend the Member for Walsall North was sent a reply to his letter on 19 July 2004.
§ Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry pursuant to the answer of 23 April 2004,Official Report, column 684W, on Royal Mail, when she expects Royal Mail to reply to the hon. Member for Gordon; and if she will make a statement on the average time taken for Post Office Ltd. and Royal Mail to write to hon. Members when her Department redirects parliamentary questions to them. [185353]
§ Mr. TimmsRoyal Mail and Post Office Ltd. make every effort to issue replies to hon. Members within five working days of receiving our request for information.
It would appear that due to an administrative error the hon. Member's inquiry of 22 April 2004 was not passed on to Mr. Crozier's office at Royal Mail for a direct reply. This has now been done and a response will be sent direct to the hon. Member within the next few days.