HC Deb 03 December 2001 vol 376 cc11-2W
Mr. Burns

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many letters his Department received from right hon. and hon. Members between 20 June and 20 July. [18571]

Mr. Paul Murphy

I received three letters from Members of Parliament in this period.

Mr. Burns

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many and what proportion of letters received by his 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. [18595]

Mr. Paul Murphy

The information is set out in the table:

Days Correspondence answered
Under 15 10
16–19 0
20–29 3
30–39 1
40 or more 1