§ Mr. BurnsTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 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. [22008]
§ Mr. Ivan LewisBetween 20 June and 20 July 2001, the Department for Education and Skills replied to a total of 903 items of Ministerial correspondence. The Department replied:
Number of replies sent Percentage of replies sent (a) in 15 working days and under 640 71 (b) in 16–20 working days 133 15 (c) in 21–30 working days 104 11 (d) in 31 working days and over 26 3 Total 903