§ Mr. YeoTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the written questions asked of him between(a) 1 to 30 June 2001, (b) 1 to 31 July 2001, (c) 1 to 30 September 2001, (d) 1 to 31 October 2001, (e) 1 to 30 November 2001, (f) 1 to 31 December 2001, (g) 1 to 31 January 2002, (h) 1 to 28 February 2002, (i) 1 to 31 March 2002 and (j) 1 to 30 April 2002 that had not received a substantive answer by 30 April; and if he will state (i) the name of the hon. Member asking the question and (ii) the reasons the question had not received a substantive answer. [54086]
§ Mr. Paul MurphyAt the close of business on 30 April the following questions (excluding this one) had not received a substantive answer:
2001
- 1 June to 30 June—none
- 1 July to 31 July—none
- 1 September to 30 September—none
- 1 October to 31 October—none
- 1 November to 30 November—none
- 1 December to 31 December—none
2002
- 1 January to 31 January—two, John Bercow MP
- 1 February to 28 February—none
- 1 March to 31 March—one, Tony Wright, MP; one, Nigel Evans MP; one, Llew Smith MP
- 1 April to 30 April—one, Phyllis Starkey MP; three, Nigel Evans MP; one, Matthew Taylor MP.
It is my practice to answer questions as quickly as possible, consistent with the need to provide meaningful answers.
Of the 10 questions listed above, five had been with my Department for four working days or less on 30 April. The remainder asked for information which was not immediately available in the form requested and so required some additional time to compile.