Correspondence

Mr. Burstow
To ask the Secretary of State for Health 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. Ivan Lewis
We received 36,868 letters in the 2005-06 parliamentary session. Of those, one is still to be answered. As at 31 January 2007, this letter is three months old.