§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of correspondence received by(a) his Department and (b) each of his Department's agencies receives (i) an acknowledgement within five days and (ii) a substantive reply within 15 days.
§ Mr. HowardVarious targets are set for acknowledging and answering different types of correspondence in different areas of the Home Office and its agencies. Information in the form requested by the hon. Member is not, however, readily available for the Department as a whole, nor for individual agencies.