§ Mrs. Ann TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many parliamentary questions to his Department in each year since 1979–80 requesting a priority written answer or answer on a named day, were answered within three days; how many received a holding reply; and how many of those which received a holding reply then received a substantive answer within a further five, 10, 15, 20 days or longer. [18542]
§ Miss WiddecombeThe information requested is available only from 12 November 1990 and is detailed in the following table:
Total number of priority and named day questions answered Total number of questions answered within 3 days Questions answered (where a holding reply has been sent) within (working days): 5 10 15 20 20+ 13,439 3,037 361 17 9 9 6 1 Information provided up to and including 31 March 1995.
§ Mrs. Ann TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many times in each year since 1979–80 his Department has written to a right hon. or hon. Member correcting an answer to a parliamentary question. [18544]
§ Miss WiddecombeThe information requested is available only from 1 January 1992. The Department has written to right hon. or hon Members on 12 occasions to correct answers to parliamentary questions. The information is detailed in the following table:
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Year Number of replies issued correcting an answer to a parliamentary question 1992 1 1993 6 1994 3 19951 2 1 Information provided up to and including 6 April 1995.