HC Deb 06 November 1989 vol 159 c409W
Mr. Pawsey

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what information his Department has on the length of time taken to respond to letters from hon. Members.

Mr. Chris Patten

My Department's records of correspondence from hon. Members are stored on a computer system. The system incorporates certain basic data for each case, including the length of time taken to send a reply to each letter.