To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what the average time taken by his Department to (a) acknowledge and (b) respond to letters from hon. and right hon. Members was in the latest period for which figures are available. (275444)

The Cabinet Office, on an annual basis, publishes a report to Parliament on the performance of Departments in replying to Members’ correspondence. The report for 2008 was published on 1 April 2009. This report and reports for earlier years are available in the Libraries of the House.