Found: Minister for Levelling Up to the Chair dated 24 April 2023 concerning DLUHC capital delegation with the Treasury

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure the adequacy of response times for ministerial correspondence.

Answered by Gareth Davies - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)

The Government attaches great importance to the effective and timely handling of correspondence. Ministers and officials are committed to providing the highest level of service. The Cabinet Office publishes correspondence performance data on GOV.UK on a regular basis, detailing departmental performance in handling correspondence.

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when his Department plans to respond to correspondence from the Chair of the Northern Ireland Assembly Finance Committee dated 21 February 2024, regarding the Northern Ireland Executive Restoration Package Settlement.

Answered by Laura Trott - Chief Secretary to the Treasury

A response has been issued to the Chair of the Northern Ireland Assembly Finance Committee’s letter on the Northern Ireland Executive’s restoration financial package.

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what data their Department holds on the average response time to enquiries by Members; and what assessment they have made of the adequacy of that response time.

Answered by Gareth Davies - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)

As detailed in the ‘Guide to Handling Correspondence’ linked in the table below, the Treasury is held to a target of responding to correspondence within 20 working days of receipt.

The Cabinet Office monitors performance data on responses to correspondence from MPs and Peers measuring what percentage of Ministerial Correspondence cases received were answered within 20 working days. The data can be accessed through the link in the table below. So far this quarter, the Treasury has responded to 86% of cases from Members within 20 working days.

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps they are taking to reduce backlogs of Member correspondence in their office.

Answered by Gareth Davies - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)

By collaborating with other government departments to share best practice and build on further improvements in technology to enhance the initial allocation stages of the correspondence process, significant progress has been made to eliminate any backlog.

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Found: London S W 1A 2A S publiccorrespondence@cabinetoffice.gov.uk General enquiries: 020 7276 1234 H M Treasury

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Found: London S W 1A 2A S publiccorrespondence@cabinetoffice.gov.uk General enquiries: 020 7276 1234 H M Treasury

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