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<p>The Government attaches great importance to the effective and timely handling of
correspondence and written questions. The right of parliamentarians to take up issues
directly with the Government is an important part of the democratic process and underlines
the accountability of Ministers to Parliament. Each government department has their
own protocol on the timelines for correspondence responses to be sent out, and parliamentarians
should contact departments if they feel that responses they receive are not timely
or effective. My private office is in regular contact with the private offices of
my front bench team to ensure that the Lords front bench's correspondence to parliamentarians
is answered promptly and effectively.</p>
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