Parliamentary Questions (Hansard, 19 April 2004)

§ Mr. Burstow
To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he expects to reply to questions tabled by the honourable Member for Sutton and Cheam, reference(a) 152306, (b) 151700, (c) 144757 and (d) 144782. [158719]

§ Dr. Ladyman
Replies were sent to the hon. Member onFriday 5 March 2004,Official Report, columns 1169–70W Thursday 18 March 2004,Official Report, columns 444–45W Wednesday 24 March 2004,Official Report, column 910W.

Session Number of
Named Day
PQs received
Percentage of
Named Day
PQs given a
holding
answer
Number
given a
substantive
answer
within 5
calendar
days
Number
given a
substantive
answer 6 to
10 calendar
days
Number
given a
substantive
answer
within 11 to
20 calendar
days
Number
given a
substantive
answer after
20 calendar
days
Number
not yet
answered
Average number
of calendar days
taken to answer
a Named Day
PQ after a
Holding Reply
was issued

2003–04¹ 378 69.5 130 59 48 19 7 13.6

2002–03 1,469 68.6 480 245 140 144 — 15

2001–02(a) 283 70.3 101 54 21 13 — 12.3

2001–02(b) 4,205 — — — — — — —

2000–01 929 — — — — — — —

1999–2000 1,763 — — — — — — —

1998–99 1,175 — — — — — — —

To end February.

Note:

The information for the 2001–02 session has been divided into two parts, as during this session a new Parliamentary Questions database was introduced to the Department. The information for 2001–02 (a) has been provided by this new database; the information for 2001–02 (b) has been taken from the old database.

§ Mr. Heathcoat-Amory
To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he will reply to the Question tabled by the hon. Member for Wells on 12 February, ref: 155796. [162500]

§ Mr. Hutton
[holding answer 22 March 2004]: A reply was sent to the hon. Member on 26 March.

Session	Number of Named Day PQs received	Percentage of Named Day PQs given a holding answer	Number given a substantive answer within 5 calendar days	Number given a substantive answer 6 to 10 calendar days	Number given a substantive answer within 11 to 20 calendar days	Number given a substantive answer after 20 calendar days	Number not yet answered	Average number of calendar days taken to answer a Named Day PQ after a Holding Reply was issued
2003–04¹	378	69.5	130	59	48	19	7	13.6
2002–03	1,469	68.6	480	245	140	144	—	15
2001–02(a)	283	70.3	101	54	21	13	—	12.3
2001–02(b)	4,205	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	929	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	1,763	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	1,175	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
To end February.
Note:
The information for the 2001–02 session has been divided into two parts, as during this session a new Parliamentary Questions database was introduced to the Department. The information for 2001–02 (a) has been provided by this new database; the information for 2001–02 (b) has been taken from the old database.