§ Norman BakerTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many parliamentary questions have been tabled to his Department since 1 January 2003, broken down by(a) ordinary written and (b) named day; what percentage in respect of (a) were answered within 10 working days and what percentage in respect of (b) were answered by the specified date.[157735]
§ Mrs. McGuire387 parliamentary questions were tabled to the Department from 1 January 2003 to end February 2004, of which 331 were ordinary written and 56 were named day. While records on average processing times are not collected, approximately 75 per cent. of the ordinary written questions were answered within 10 working days. Approximately 65 per cent. of the named day questions were answered by the specific date.