§ Mr. PikeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many letters addressed to Ministers in his Department in the last 12 months by(a) hon. Members and (b) others have been forwarded for reply to each agency; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. HowardIn the period from 1 January 1993 to 31 December 1993, 736 letters from hon. Members addressed to myself and my right hon. and hon. Friends were forwarded to Home Office agencies for reply. Of these, 666 335W were forwarded to the Prison Service Agency, 66 to the United Kingdom Passport Agency and four to the Forensic Science Service Agency. Information is not available for similar letters received from others.