§ Q15. Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the fact the Departments now keep Members of Parliament and the general public waiting from between 10 to 14 days for acknowledgement of receipt of letters, and up to five weeks for a substantive reply, he will initiate a system of preprinted acknowledgement cards, and interim reports, being sent at weekly intervals.
§ The Prime MinisterNo. I am not aware of any general practice of the kind to which the hon. Member refers. If the hon. Member thinks that acknowledgements of, or replies to, his letters have been unreasonably delayed, he will no doubt take the matter up with the Minister concerned.