§ Mrs. ShephardTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he plans to reply to the letter of the right hon. Member for South-West Norfolk dated 3 September, on the subject of the export of poultry meat to China; and if he will make a statement on his timetable for responding to letters from hon. Members on constituents' concerns. [19116]
§ Mr. RookerMy right hon. Friend the Minister replied to the letter regarding the export of poultry meat to China on 2 December.
This Department endeavours to reply to letters from hon. Members and peers within 15 working days. This Department received about 6,000 letters between January and October this year and 77 per cent. of these received a reply within this target.