§ Mr. BurnsTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) how many and what proportion of letters 541W 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; [18587]
(2) how many, and what proportion of letters received by the Department from right hon. and hon. Members between 20 June and 20 July were replied to in (a) under 15, (b) under 20, (c) under 30, (d) under 40 and (e) over 40 working days. [22003]
§ Dr. John ReidThe information is as follows:
- (a) in under 15 working days—21 letters—55 per cent.
- (b)in under 20 working days—six letters—16 per cent.
- (c)in under 30 working days—five letters—13 per cent.
- (d)in under 40 working days—three letters—8 per cent.
- (e)in over 40 working days—three letters—8 per cent.
§ Mr. BurnsTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many letters his Department received from hon. and right hon. Members between 20 June and 20 July. [18567]
§ Dr. John ReidI received 38 letters from Members of Parliament in this period.