– Scottish Parliament written question – answered at on 15 June 2000.
Question S1W-6614
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-4192 by Donald Dewar on 13 April 2000, whether it will provide a breakdown for the First Minister’s office of its performance in relation to targets for replying to correspondence from MPs or MSPs for the period 1 November 1999 to 31 January 2000.
Between 1 November 1999 and 31 January 2000, the First Minister’s Office replied to 64% of correspondence (36 letters) within the target of 17 days.
The volume and rate at which Ministers receive correspondence continues to increase. In the first nine months since devolution, the number of letters for ministerial reply increased by over 50% compared with the same pre-devolution period. Comparing the last quarter measured, January to end-March 2000 with the same period in 1999 shows an 82% increase.
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