Correspondence from MPs and Peers: 2022 Data

Thursday 30th March 2023 Written Statements

[The Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General (Jeremy Quin)]

I am today publishing reports on the performance of Departments and agencies based on substantive replies to correspondence received from Members of Parliament and peers in 2022. While individual Departments and agencies are accountable for their own performance, the Cabinet Office is publishing this data to improve transparency and highlight where the Government have handled correspondence effectively.

The footnotes to the table provide general background information on how the figures have been compiled or how they have been affected by departmental restructuring.

The Government attach great importance to the effective and timely handling of correspondence, and recognise that the right of parliamentarians to take up issues with those in Government underlines our accountability as Ministers.

A copy of these reports will be deposited in the Libraries of both Houses in Parliament.

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