§ Sir Geoffrey Finsbergasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 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. PriorFour letters have been with my Department for four weeks without a substantive reply. There are no cases of letters being held for any longer period.