§ Mr. Cryerasked the Secretary of State for Employment what proportion of priority written questions to his Department are answered within the time requested; and what proportion are delayed by up to seven days.
§ Mr. Jim LesterThe delay in my Department answering priority written questions during the period 1 January to date is as follows:
per cent. Answered on date specified 42 Answered within 2–7 days 50.4 Answered within 7–10 days 7.6