HC Deb 30 March 1999 vol 328 c606W
Mr. Malins

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the average time he took to respond substantively to letters from hon. Members in each of the last 12 months. [79299]

Mr. Straw

On the basis of available information, the average time taken to respond substantively to letters from hon. Members to which I personally replied is listed in working days.

1998–99 Working days
March 30
April 26
May 23
June 23
July 24
August 22
September 21
October 17
November 23
December 15
January 26
February 23