Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to respond to the letter of 9 February 2023 from the hon. Member for Liverpool Walton on engagement with Hillsborough families.

The Government recognises the importance of the effective and timely handling of correspondence, and follows the Cabinet Office’s guidance titled Guide to Handling Correspondence for Government Departments and Agencies updated in July 2021, which is available athttps://www.gov.uk/government/publications/handling-government-correspondence-guidance

The suggested standard in the guidance for handling ministerial and public correspondence is that responses should not exceed 20 working days from their receipt by the respective department.

The Home Office is considering the Hon. Member’s correspondence of 09 February and, in accordance with the Cabinet Office guidance, a response will be sent in due course.