§ Mr. FabricantTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what percentage of written parliamentary questions tabled to his Department during the last four weeks have received a holding answer; and what was the average time taken after the date of the holding answer for a full answer to be given. [157178]
§ Ms Quin[holding answer 9 April 2001]: In the four week period from 6 March up to and including 4 April, 96 per cent. of Named Day questions received a holding reply. This Department receives large numbers of named day questions, for answer on the earliest permitted date.
Where full answers have now been given our records show the average gap between holding reply to full reply as 8.8 days.
§ Mr. SayeedTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he intends to provide a substantive reply to the question about Dawn Cardington abattoir in Bedfordshire tabled for answer on 4 April; and what the reasons are for the delay in answering. [159183]
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§ Ms QuinI refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 24 April 2001,Official Report, column 258W.