§ Mr. Bodyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will give the reasons for the delay in replying to a letter sent to him by the hon. Member for Holland with Boston on 20 February about the problems of Mr. F. C. Mowbray, which was not answered until 4 June.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeI am sorry that my hon. Friend did not receive a reply from my noble Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State sooner but we have received over 1,500 letters on this one subject and some delays have inevitably occurred.