Written question asked by Oliver Dowden (Conservative) on Friday, 28 August 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 2 September 2026. It was answered by Ian Murray (Labour) on Wednesday, 7 October 2026 on behalf of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
Members: Correspondence
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what the average time for her Department to reply to correspondence from hon. Members was in each month since July 2024.
- Answer
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As of 24th September:
2024
2025
2026
Month
Average Time (days)
Month
Average Time (days)
Month
Average Time (days)
July
162
January
155
January
40
August
86
February
135
February
28
September
77
March
82
March
26
October
53
April
82
April
50
November
71
May
80
May
39
December
117
June
76
June
41
July
70
July
39
August
59
August
32
September
56
September
N/A
October
43
November
58
December
47
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 21198
- Session
- 2026-27
- Subjects
- Correspondence Members
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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- 2026-10-07 17:14:51 +0100
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