Correspondence

Mr. Burstow
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many letters to her Department sent from hon. Members during Session 2005-06 remain unanswered, broken down by those which are (a) one, (b) two, (c) three, (d) four and (e) over six months old.

Mr. Lammy
Information regarding unanswered correspondence in session 2005-06 is shown in the table:

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|           |MP|Peer|
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|1 month old|14|0   |
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|2 month old|9 |0   |
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|3 month old|9 |1   |
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|4 month old|18|3   |
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|6 month old|9 |2   |
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The Cabinet Office, on an annual basis, publishes a report to Parliament on the performance of departments in replying to Members’/Peers’ correspondence. The Report for 2005 was published on 30 March 2006, Official Report, columns 75-78WS.