PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions (14 January 2021)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that his Department responds to named day Written Questions within five sitting days.
Asked by:
Sarah Owen (Labour)
Asked by:
Sarah Owen (Labour)
Answer
Since March 2020, the Department has received a huge increase in the number of Written Question tabled. In the last calendar year to 1 March 2021, we have received over 13,000 Written Questions and as a result response times have significantly fallen. We have created and put into action an iterative recovery plan, the objectives of which are to increase the number of questions answered on time, to clear the backlog of overdue questions and to ensure high-quality answers.
Answered by:
Edward Argar (Conservative)
8 March 2021
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