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<p>The Cabinet Office attaches great importance to the effective and timely handling
of correspondence from MPs and Peers. On 26 May 2022, we published data on the timeliness
of government responses to correspondence from MPs and Peers for 2021 on GOV.UK: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/data-on-responses-to-correspondence-from-mps-and-peers-2021.
Cabinet Office timeliness improved each quarter of 2021, with 89% of correspondence
received from hon. Members in quarter four responded to within 20 working days.</p><p><strong>
</strong></p><p>As per the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/handling-government-correspondence-guidance"
target="_blank">Guide to Handling Correspondence</a>, updated by the Cabinet Office
in July 2021, the target response time set by Departments for correspondence must
not exceed 20 working days. The Cabinet Office continues to keep its own processes
under review to further improve the time taken to respond.</p><p> </p>
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