§ Mr. SproatTo ask the Secretary of State for Education what was the average time taken by the Ministers in his Department, including himself, to answer letters from hon. Members, in each of the first three quarters of 1992, measuring the time from the receipt of the letter to the dispatch of the substantive reply.
§ Mr. FormanIn the first quarter of 1992 substantive replies were issued in an average of 39 days; in the second quarter 29 days and in the third quarter 24 days.