§ Mr. PawseyTo ask the Attorney-General what percentage of letters from hon. Members to his Department received a reply(a) in under four weeks, (b) within four to six weeks, (c) within six to eight weeks and (d) over eight weeks, in each of the last three years.
§ The Attorney-GeneralLetters from hon. Members are treated as a matter of priority within my Department, and are answered as soon as the necessary information is available. The legal secretariat does not have the facilities to produce the information requested at other than disproportionate cost. Nevertheless I can safely say that the vast majority of letters from hon. Members receive a substantive reply within two weeks.