The MOD received 643 named day questions during the past 12 months and answered 482 (75 per cent.) on the day named. The MOD aims to answer all named day questions on the day named, but where this is not possible, we aim to provide a substantive reply at the earliest opportunity.
The following table shows the number of questions which were due for answer in each month and the number answered on the day named:
Month Number of named day Questions for answer Number of questions answered on the day named December 2008 53 39 January 2009 61 40 February 2009 47 36 March 2009 58 37 April 2009 22 17 May 2009 54 39 June 2009 56 43 July 2009 51 43 September 2009 74 72 October 2009 79 53 November 2009 88 63 Total 643 482