§ Mr. BurnsTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many letters her Department received from right hon. and hon. Members between 20 June and 20 July. [18569]
§ Mrs. LiddellInformation on the volume of correspondence from Members of Parliament received by ministerial agency chief executives, and Departments and agencies and performance in handling them is published annually by the Cabinet Office. The most recent report, covering 2000, was announced by the then Minister for the Cabinet Office on 6 April 2001,Official Report, column 325W. Between 20 June and 20 July, the volume of correspondence and percentage of replies within the set target was: nine letters and 66.67 per cent. on target.
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§ Mr. BurnsTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many and what proportion of letters received by her Department 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. [18597]
§ Mrs. LiddellThe information is as follows:
- (a) 103 letters or 83.7 per cent. replied to in under 15 working days;
- (b) 112 letters or 91 per cent. replied to in under 20 working days;
- (c) 122 letters or 99.2 per cent. replied to in under 30 working days;
- (d) 122 letters or 99.2 per cent. replied to in under 40 working days; and
- (e) one letter or 0.8 per cent. replied to in over 40 working days