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Government Departments: Correspondence

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 9 April 2025UIN 43227

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the transparency data entitled Data on responses to correspondence from MPs and Peers, updated on 23 May 2024, for what reason there are different target response times for different Departments.

Answered by Ms Abena Oppong-Asare

As outlined in the Guide to Handling Correspondence, all Government departments and agencies must aim to respond to correspondence within 20 working days. Government departments and agencies can set their own more ambitious deadlines if they want to do so.

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