§ Mr. RosindellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on his position towards Council Document 13957/01, on Harmonisation of Criminal Punishment. [39653]
§ Mr. Bob AinsworthThe Government believe that it is desirable to set common penalties for serious organised crime offences across the European Union (EU), in line with the conclusions of the Tampere European Council. Council document 13957–01 sets out different technical options for doing this, which were discussed at the Justice
1158Wcorrespondence. The first figure is based on performance for the whole financial year 2001–02, and the second figure is based on performance just for March 2002.
Correspondence responded to within 20 days of receipt:
1 April 2001–31 March 2002: 77 per cent.1 March 2002–31 March 2002: 75 per cent.I consider the prompt answering of correspondence from the public to be a very important part of the Department's work.
§ Kate HoeyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when officials at the Immigration and Nationality Directorate will answer the letters from the hon. Member for Vauxhall of 29 October 2001. 23 January and 26 February 2002, about a constituent (Home Office reference: E105598). [46652]
§ Angela EagleMy officials at the Immigration and Nationality Directorate wrote to my hon. Friend on 12 April 2002. I am sorry that she did not receive an earlier reply.