Written question asked by David Simpson (Democratic Unionist Party) on Wednesday, 3 February 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 5 February 2010. It was answered by Vera Baird (Labour) on Monday, 8 February 2010 on behalf of the Solicitor General.

Departmental Written Questions

Question: To ask the Solicitor-General pursuant to the answer of 28 January 2010, Official Report, column 1014W, on departmental written questions; by which mechanism the Law Officers' Departments monitor their responses to parliamentary questions; what the target times for responses is; and how success against that target is measured.

Answer: My office now routinely collects statistical data measuring our performance in answering written questions within one week of tabling or on the specified named day. For the present session we are currently answering 83.6 per cent. of written PQ's within these targets, With effect from the current Session of Parliament, each Department has agreed to provide the Procedure Committee with sessional statistics on the time taken to answer written questions. This implements recommendation 24 of the third report from the Procedure Committee, Session 2008-09.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 505 c654-5W; 316507
Session: 2009-10
Related items: Departmental Written Questions
Thursday, 28 January 2010
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects: Written questions Solicitor General
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk