To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Questions for Written Answer tabled between 5 October and 11 November were allocated to the Cabinet Office; what percentage of that figure is represented by the nine questions still awaiting a reply after 10 working days; and what are the reasons for the delay.

A total of 111 Questions for Written Answer tabled between 5 October and 11 November were allocated to the Cabinet Office. The nine questions awaiting a reply after 10 working days on 1 December 2010 represent 8 per cent of the Questions received by the department in that period. As of 14 December, five have been answered, three remain unanswered and one has been withdrawn.