§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his answer of 11 March 2002, Official Report, column 843W, on parliamentary questions, if he will give details of the work that has been re-prioritised in order for the backlog of outstanding Questions to be answered. [43904]
§ Ms Blears[holding answer 18 March 2002]: Clearing the backlog of outstanding parliamentary questions has been handled without the need for a major re-prioritisation of work. It has been cleared either through staff working extra hours, by using staff between postings or by temporarily seconding a member of staff whose duties were covered by colleagues.