§ Mr. FatchettTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many letters from hon. Members were answered by the migration and visa correspondence unit in 1994; and how many were answered within 15 working days. [25345]
§ Mr. HanleyThe unit answered 6,137 letters. The number of letters to which the unit failed to reply within 15 working days in 1994 is not readily available, more than 93 per cent. of letters received in the first quarter of 1996 were replied to within 15 working days.