§ Mr. Andrew TurnerTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what proportion of ordinary written questions for his Department were answered within a week of tabling in each month since June 2001; and what proportion of questions for named day received a substantive answer on that day in each month since June 2001. [58977]
§ Mr. StrawThe proportions are as follows:
Per cent. Month Named day Ordinary written June 2001 99 — July 2001 95 — October 2001 96 80 November 2001 91 54 December 2001 94 55 January 2002 83 67 February 2002 87 61 March 2002 71 58 April 2002 79 58 May 2002 75 54 Average 88 60 Note:
The FCO only started recording the time taken to answer ordinary written questions in October 2001. The statistics for ordinary written questions are compiled on the basis of working days rather than questions answered within a calendar week. The figures above are based on answers provided by the fifth working day after tabling.