§ Norman BakerTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs how many Parliamentary Questions have been tabled to the Department or its predecessors since 1 January 2003, broken down by(a) ordinary written and (b) named day; what percentage in respect of (a) were answered within 10 working days; and what percentage in respect of (b) were answered by the specified date. [157520]
§ Mr. LeslieDuring the period 1 January 2003 to 24 February 2004, my Department has answered 963 ordinary written Parliamentary Questions of which 89 per cent. were answered within 10 days and 122 named day Parliamentary Questions of which 82 per cent. were answered on the specified date. My Department endeavours to answer all Parliamentary Questions within their deadlines.