Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will take steps to ensure that correspondence from a member of Parliament to a chief executive officer of a non-departmental public body is answered by the chief executive officer.

The Guide to Handling Correspondence, sets out the guidance for Government departments and executive agencies to follow in responding to correspondence from members of Parliament. While it is not mandatory for correspondence from members of Parliament to be answered by Chief Executive Officers of non-departmental public bodies, correspondence responses should be high quality and answered within set timeframes.