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Plain English

Volume 481: debated on Tuesday 28 October 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many documents produced by her Department were submitted to the Plain English Campaign for approval for Crystal Mark status in each year since 2005; and how many documents achieved such status in each year. (230498)

Although the Home Office is a corporate member of the Plain English Campaign no central records are maintained of the take-up of their services by individual parts of the organisation. The information requested cannot be obtained at disproportionate cost.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many documents produced by her Department were submitted to the Plain English Campaign for approval for Crystal Mark status in each year since 2005; and how many documents achieved such status in each year. (231109)

Although the Home Office is a corporate member of the Plain English Campaign no central records are maintained of the take-up of their services by individual parts of the organisation. The information requested cannot therefore be obtained at disproportionate cost.