HC Deb 03 December 2001 vol 376 cc7-8W
Mr. Burns

To ask the Prime Minister (1) how many letters he received from right hon. and hon. Members between 20 June and 20 July; [18575]

(2) how many and what proportion of letters received by him between 20 June and 20 July were replied to (a) in under 15, (b) in under 20, (c) in under 30, (d) in under 40 and (e) in over 40 working days. [18591]

The Prime Minister

The information is not available in the manner requested. Between 20 June and 20 July 2001 I received approximately 250 letters from Members of Parliament including invitations and requests concerning constituency matters which were dealt with as appropriate.

I receive about 500,000 items of post per year, and my office works hard to deal with them as efficiently as possible.