§ Sir Geoffrey Finsbergasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many letters which have been with his Department for four, six, eight, 10 and over 12 weeks, respectively, as at 10 April and which were from Members of Parliament remain without substantive replies from his Department.
§ Mr. YoungerI, and my ministerial colleagues in the Scottish Office, have received the following letters from Members of Parliament to which a substantive reply was not sent on or before 10 April:
Outstanding at 10 April Outstanding at 24 April Received more than four but less than six weeks before 10 April 14 7 Received more than six but less than eight weeks before 10 April 6 1 Received more than eight but less than 10 weeks before 10 April 8 0 Received more than 10 but less than 12 weeks before 10 April 2 0 Received more than 12 weeks before 10 April 0 0