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Written question asked by Mary Kelly Foy (Labour) on Monday, 23 October 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 26 October 2023 (named day). It was answered by Nick Gibb (Conservative) on Thursday, 26 October 2023 on behalf of the Department for Education.

Department for Education: Written Questions

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of (a) Ordinary and (b) Named Day written parliamentary questions her Department has answered on time in 2023 to date.

Answer

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.

PQ type

Answered

Answered on time

PQ-Ordinary

2,379

2,033 (86%)

PQ-Named

817

587 (72%)

Total

3,196

2,620 (82%)

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
203948
Session
2022-23
Subjects
Written questions Department for Education
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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