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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-12-10more like thismore than 2015-12-10
answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept id 16 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office remove filter
hansard heading Members: Correspondence more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his Department's target is for time taken to respond to letters and emails from hon. Members; what the average time taken by his Department to respond to such letters and emails is; and how many such letters and emails received between 1 January and 30 September 2015 remained unanswered after eight weeks. more like this
tabling member constituency Preston more like this
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Mr Mark Hendrick more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-12-16more like thismore than 2015-12-16
answer text <p>Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Ministers aim to respond to all correspondence from Honourable Members within 20 working days of receipt. However, due to the complex nature of certain items of correspondence, it is not always possible to meet this deadline.</p><p>FCO Ministers responded to around 81 per cent of correspondence from parliamentarians between 1 January and 30 September 2015 within 20 working days. During this period, FCO Ministers sent a total of 5702 letters to Members of Parliament, Peers and Members of the Public.</p><p>Detailed information on the average time taken to respond to correspondence is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Aylesbury more like this
answering member printed Mr David Lidington more like this
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15
label Biography information for Sir David Lidington more like this
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answering member constituency Aylesbury more like this
answering member printed Mr David Lidington more like this
answering member
15
label Biography information for Sir David Lidington more like this
tabling member
473
label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick more like this