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Government: Correspondence

Volume 716: debated on Thursday 14 January 2010

Question

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To ask Her Majesty's Government how many letters were received by Ministers from MPs and Peers in 2009; and which department was (a) the best, and (b) the worst, in meeting the target times for replying to such correspondence. [HL1136]

The Cabinet Office publishes, on an annual basis, a report to Parliament on the performance of departments in replying to Members’ and Peers’ correspondence. Information for 2009 is currently being compiled and will be published as soon as it is ready.

A copy of the report for 2008 can be accessed at http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/propriety_and_ethics /publications/correspondence_2008.aspx and is available in the Library of the House.