HC Deb 10 June 2002 vol 386 c1011W
Mr. Andrew Turner

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what proportion of ordinary written questions for her 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. [58990]

Dr. Howells

The information requested is shown in the table.

Percentage
Month tabled Ordinary written questions answered within a week of being tabled Named day questions answered on the day specified
June 2001 72 23
July 2001 44 48
August 2001 n/a n/a
September 2001 0 50
October 2001 56 46
November 2001 78 59
December 2001 39 35
January 2002 53 43
February 2002 43 41
March 2002 40 55
April 2002 65 36