§ Mr. TylerTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what the guidelines are for the average time it should take his Department to answer hon. Members' correspondence; what the average time has been, in each month, for the last year; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. CurryThis Department's target is for Ministers to reply within 21 days of receipt to letters from hon. Members and noble Lords. The percentage of letters replied to within this deadline in each month of 1992 is as follows:
Per cent. January 70 February 81 March 89 April 93 May 93 June 89 July 89 August 71 September 74 October 84 November 78 December 60 We do not hold information on the average time taken to reply to Ministers' correspondence.