§ Mr. BurnsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) 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; [18578]
(2) how many letters his Department received from hon. and right hon. Members between 20 June and 20 July. [18558]
§ Jacqui Smith[holding answer 3 December 2001]: The information requested is shown in the tables.
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Replies—20 June to 20 July Replies sent within Number of replies Percentage Ministerial replies: 15 days 527 34 20 days 436 28 30 days 202 13 40 days 186 12 Over 40 days 202 13 Total 11,553 100 Official replies: 15 days 1,581 67 20 days 379 16 30 days 264 11 40 days 67 3 Over 40 days 74 3 Total 22,365 100 1 In addition 199 letters were transferred to other Government Departments or no reply required. 2 In addition 250 letters were transferred to other Government Departments or no reply required.