Correspondence
International Development
Gareth Thomas (Harrow West, Labour)
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many letters to Ministers in his Department were (a) not answered, (b) not answered within six months and (c)
not answered within three months in (i) 2010-11 and (ii) 2011-12; how
many such letters were from hon. Members; and if he will make a
statement.
Alan Duncan (Minister of State, International Development; Rutland and Melton, Conservative)
DFID is not aware of any letters that fall into categories (a), (b) or (c).
I
would direct the hon. Member to the annual report to Parliament on the
performance of Government Departments in replying to Members'
correspondence, which was published on 15 March 2012 , Hansard, columns 31-33WS.
