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Members: Correspondence

Asked by Mr Andrew SnowdenConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 16 June 2026UIN 8358

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will provide a list of time taken by government Departments to respond to correspondence from hon. Members from quickest to slowest.

Answered by Chris Ward

The Government publishes data on responses to correspondence from Members of Parliament and Peers against the 20 working day target annually, available here. This data is broken down by department.

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