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Mr. Tom Clarke
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will indicate the average time taken by his Department to provide a substantive answer to letters from right hon. and hon. Members during the 12 months period to the latest available date.
Sir Keith Joseph
The best estimate that I can make is that during the past year the average time taken was 33 working days.