§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many letters per day his office receives; how many staff are employed to answer these; what targets are set in respect of such letters; and what is the current performance against targets. [50682]
§ Mr. Robin CookI refer my hon. Friend to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Secretary, Office of Public Service, on 20 July 1998,Official Report, column 363.
Few staff are solely employed to handle correspondence and for most staff this is part of their normal duties.