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<p>The Department attaches great importance to the effective and timely handling of
written parliamentary questions from Members of Parliament. The below table provides
the proportion of (a) ordinary and (b) named day written parliamentary questions answered
by the Department from 1 January 2023 to 23 October 2023, as at 23 October.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>PQ
type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Answered</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Answered
on time</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PQ-Ordinary</p></td><td><p>2,379</p></td><td><p>2,033
(86%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PQ-Named</p></td><td><p>817</p></td><td><p>587 (72%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>3,196</p></td><td><p>2,620
(82%)</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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