HC Deb 22 February 1995 vol 255 cc201-2W
Mr. Campbell-Savours

To ask the President of the Board of Trade how many letters were received in the Department from hon. Members last month.

Mr. Heseltine

Some 987 letters were received by Ministers in the Department from hon. Members last month, of which 126 were eventually transferred to other Departments. A further 98 letters were redirected from other Departments to Ministers at DTI. In addition, 12 letters from hon. Members were received by chief executives of departmental agencies.

Mr. Campbell-Savours

To ask the President of the Board of Trade how many letters were sent to hon. Members last month by each Minister in the Department.

Mr. Heseltine

In total, 711 letters were sent to hon. Members last month by Ministers in the Department, broken down as follows:

Minister Number of letters sent to hon. Members
President of the Board of Trade 72
Minister for Small Firms and Consumer Affairs 84
Minister for Trade 40
Minister for Industry and Energy 73
PUSS for Corporate Affairs 132
PUSS for Industry and Energy 178
PUSS for Trade and Technology 132