§ Mr. BeithTo ask the Prime Minister when he expects to give a substantive reply to the letter from the right hon. Member for Berwick-upon-Tweed of 26 March about policy announcements to Parliament. [73902]
§ The Prime MinisterI replied to the right hon. Member on 1 August.
§ Mr. KaufmanTo ask the Prime Minister (1) if he will take steps to ensure that the Treasury Minister to whom he has referred for reply letters to him from the right hon. Member Manchester, Gorton dated(a) 9 July with regard to Ms S. Nutter and Ms L. Roberts, (b) 17 July with regard to Mr. S. Pennells and Dr. V. Hay, (c) 22 July with regard to Rev Canon Peter Vowles, (d) 4 July with regard to Ms H. Andrews, (e) 29 July with regard to Ms K. Fletcher and (f) 30 July with regard to Ms C. Mitchell and Ms N. Flanagan replies; and if he will request explanations from Her Majesty's Treasury for its delay in responding to these letters; [74627]
(2) if he will instruct the Secretary of State for Health to reply to the letter to him dated 27 May from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr. A. Battersby; and if he will request an explanation from that Secretary of State for the delay in replying to that letter. [74628]
§ The Prime MinisterI understand that my hon. Friends, the Minister of State for Health and the Economic Secretary replied to my hon. Friend's letters on II September and 23 September respectively.
I have written to my right hon. Friend explaining that I place great importance on the efficient handling of all correspondence and take an active interest in our performance in this regard. As far as I am aware all the letters he has raised have now been answered.