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Ministry of Justice: Written Questions

Asked by Edward ArgarConservativeMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 17 October 2024UIN 8148

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what percentage of her Department's (a) ordinary and (b) named day written parliamentary questions were answered within the required timeframes between 12 July and 12 September 2024.

Answered by Alex Davies-Jones

The Ministry of Justice attaches great importance to the effective and timely handling of Written Parliamentary Questions (PQs) and the Department remains committed to providing the highest level of service.

During the period requested, the Ministry of Justice answered 207 Written PQs. Including both Commons and Lords Ordinary Written PQs, 96% were answered within the required timeframes in this period. 91% of Named Day Written PQs were answered within the required timeframes in this period.

Please note that these figures have been pulled from the Ministry of Justice’s internal data and may not be a fully accurate representation of the Department’s timeliness.

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