§ Mr. ChopeTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many formal notices her Department has received in the last year from the parliamentary ombudsman expressing an intention to carry out an investigation; and in respect of each notice how long it took to respond. [18772]
§ Mr. Caborn[holding answer 27 November 2001]: The Department for Culture, Media and Sport received one such notification during 2000–01. A response was made after 28 working days.