§ Mrs. BrookeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health when he will reply to the questions from the hon. Member for Mid-Dorset and North Poole tabled on 14 November, (ref 15786 and 15787). [20745]
§ Ms BlearsI apologise to the hon. Member for the delay in responding to this question. I refer the hon. Member to the reply that my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State gave my hon. Friend the Member for Blackpool, North and Fleetwood (Mrs. Humble) on 5 March 2002,Official Report, column 192W. I refer the hon. Member to the replies I gave on 18 January 2002, Official Report, column 532W.
§ Mr. LidingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health when he intends to answer the questions tabled by the hon. Member for Aylesbury on 26 November, Refs. 19317 and 19322. [25502]
§ Ms Blears[holding answer 9 January 2002]: I apologise to the hon. Member for the delay in responding to this question. I refer the hon. Member to the reply that my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State gave my hon. Friend the Member for Blackpool, North and Fleetwood (Mrs. Humble) on 5 March 2002, Official Report, column 192W.
Replies were sent on Monday 14 January and Tuesday 5 February.
§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health when he expects to reply to the question of 5 December, ref. 21340, from the hon. Member for Buckingham on sickness absence. [24751]
§ Ms BlearsI apologise to the hon. Member for the delay in responding to this question. I refer the hon. Member to the reply that my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State gave my hon. Friend the Member for Blackpool, North and Fleetwood (Mrs. Humble) on 5 March 2002,Official Report, column 192W.
I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave on 8 January 2002, Official Report, column 623W.
§ Mr. LawsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health when he will answer the written question tabled by the hon. Member for Yeovil on 19 December 2001, Ref. 24038. [30316]
§ Mr. HuttonI refer the hon. Member to the reply that I gave him on 30 January 2002,Official Report, column 425W.
§ Lynne JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health when he expects to reply to the written question tabled by the hon. Member for Birmingham, Selly Oak on 9 January regarding roaccutane. [32725]
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§ Jacqui SmithI refer my hon. Friend to the reply that the under-secretary, my hon. Friend the Member for the under-secretary, my hon. Friend the Member for Salford (Ms Blears), gave on 30 January 2002,official Report, column 425W.
§ Harry CohenTo ask the secretary of state for Health when he intends to reply to the question tabled by the hon. Member for Leyton and Wanstead for answer on 18 January (ref 29229), on the Churches' Child Protection Advisory Service. [35243]
§ Jacqui SmithI apologise to my hon. Friend for the delay in responding to this question. I refer my hon. Friend to the reply that my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State gave my hon. Friend the Member for Blackpool, North and Fleetwood (Mrs. Humble) on 5 March 2002,Official Report, column 192W.
I replied to my hon. Friend on 26 February 2002, Official Report, column 1063W.
§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what target his Department has set for the time taken to answer written parliamentary questions; what the average time taken to answer all parliamentary questions has been in the last year; what assessment he has made of performance against the target for answering written parliamentary questions; and how he monitors the target. [42588]
§ Mr. MilburnThe Department aims to answer named day written questions by the date specified, and ordinary written questions within one week, wherever possible. Performance is monitored using a record management database.
I regret that the other information is not readily available in the form requested because the record management database from which it is drawn is currently not reliable, for the reasons set out in the reply that I gave to my hon. Friend, the Member for Blackpool, North and Fleetwood (Mrs. Humble) on 5 March 2002, Official Report, column 192W.
§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Blackpool, North and Fleetwood (Mrs. Humble), of 5 March 2002,Official Report, column 192W, on parliamentary questions, how many (a) written and (b), pursuant written parliamentary questions have been asked by hon. Members since the start of Session 2001–02. [42618]
§ Mr. MilburnI estimate that to date in this session, some 5,500 written parliamentary questions have been tabled for the Department, around 170 of which were tabled to follow up points made in previous answers.
I regret that exact data are not readily available in the form requested because the record management database from which it is drawn is currently not reliable, for the reasons set out in the reply that I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Blackpool, North and Fleetwood (Mrs. Humble) on 5 March 2002, Official Report, column 192W.