HC Deb 05 February 2002 vol 379 c919W
Mr. Lidington

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many(a) named day written questions and (b) ordinary written questions to his Department tabled before 30 November 2001 have yet to receive a substantive reply; [33708]

(2) what the tabling date was of the earliest written question to his Department which is still awaiting a substantive reply. [33709]

Ms Blears

Our records show that 25 ordinary written questions and 16 named day questions tabled before 30 November 2001 have yet to receive a substantive reply.

The earliest tabling date was 18 October.

Mr. Jim Cunningham

To ask the Secretary of State for Health for what reason he has not replied to the written question on stroke research ref. 14028, from the hon. Member for Coventry, South. [32658]

Jacqui Smith

I replied to my hon. Friend on 1 February.

Mr. Lidington

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will state(a) the reasons why he has not replied to question 19322 tabled by the hon. Member for Aylesbury on 26 November 2001 and (b) when he intends to provide a reply. [33710]

Ms Blears

I replied to the hon. Member today. I am sorry that the hon. Member did not get an earlier substantive reply; this was due to an administrative error within the Department.