HC Deb 31 January 2000 vol 343 cc409-10W
Mr. Field

To ask the Prime Minister how many letters on(a) Government policy and (b) constituency matters Government Departments have received since 1 May 1997 from those Members of the House who have refused to take the oath of allegiance. [107630]

The Prime Minister

The information requested is not held centrally.

Mr. Lansley

To ask the Prime Minister how many letters he received from members of the public in 1999; and how many of these were replied to by(a) his office and (b) him personally. [107631]

The Prime Minister

During 1999 my office received 465,432 letters and cards from members of the public—an increase of 84 per cent. over the previous year. The response to any correspondence is considered on an individual basis.