Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions
(asked on 19th May 2025) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of (a) named day questions and (b) ordinary written questions were responded to by his Department within the required timescale in (i) January 2025, (ii) February 2025, (iii) March 2025 and (iv) April 2025.
The Department takes its obligations to parliamentary accountability seriously, including the answering of written parliamentary questions. We continue to receive the highest number of written questions of any Government department in Whitehall.
The following tables show the information requested as recorded internally within the Department:
Named Day:
Month | Proportion answered within required timescale |
January 2025 | 76.7% |
February 2025 | 47.3% |
March 2025 | 49.6% |
April 2025 | 74.4% |
Ordinary Written:
Month | Proportion answered within required timescale |
January 2025 | 86.4% |
February 2025 | 62.6% |
March 2025 | 63.1% |
April 2025 | 76.3% |