Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the average length of time was for Ministers of his Department to respond to correspondence from hon. Members in each month in the last two years.
In line with Cabinet Office guidance, the Department aims to respond to all correspondence within 15 working days, where a response is required.
The average response times for each month in the last two years is set out below. The data is correct as of 27 May and relates to correspondence for which a reply has been issued.
Month Due | Days to Complete |
Apr-18 | 14 |
May-18 | 15 |
Jun-18 | 11 |
Jul-18 | 14 |
Aug-18 | 17 |
Sep-18 | 16 |
Oct-18 | 20 |
Nov-18 | 21 |
Dec-18 | 17 |
Jan-19 | 12 |
Feb-19 | 11 |
Mar-19 | 12 |
Apr-19 | 11 |
May-19 | 13 |
Jun-19 | 14 |
Jul-19 | 13 |
Aug-19 | 15 |
Sep-19 | 11 |
Oct-19 | 10 |
Nov-19 | 9 |
Dec-19 | 16 |
Jan-20 | 9 |
Feb-20 | 11 |
Mar-20 | 13 |
Apr-20 | 11 |