HC Deb 10 April 2002 vol 383 c217W
Mr. Bercow

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will take steps to improve the response time to parliamentary questions. [47717]

Hilary Benn

The Department for International Development endeavours to answer all parliamentary questions in a timely manner. As the hon. Member will be aware there has been a sharp increase in the number of parliamentary questions in the current session and we will continue to aim to answer all questions as quickly and accurately as possible.