§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the average length of time taken by him to reply to letters received from official spokespersons of Her Majesty's Opposition.
§ Mr. HowardIn the period from 1 January 1993 to 31 December 1993 the average time taken to reply to letters received from the hon. Member and his colleagues the hon. Members for Sedgefield (Mr. Blair), for Cardiff, South and Penarth (Mr. Michael) and for Lewisham, Deptford (Ms Ruddock) was 25 working days.