Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office written question – answered at on 18 December 2025.
Dr Caroline Johnson
Shadow Minister (Health and Social Care)
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what proportion of (a) named day questions and (b) ordinary written questions were responded to by her Department within the required timescale in (i) May 2025, (ii) June 2025, (iii) July 2025, (iv) August 2025, (v) September 2025, (vi) October 2025 and (vii) November 2025.
Seema Malhotra
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities), Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The Government recognises the importance of the effective and timely handling of written parliamentary questions (PQs). Internal data on the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's performance is shown below:
Named Day PQs | Ordinary Written PQs | |
May 2025 | 41% | 56% |
June 2025 | 35% | 52% |
July 2025 | 18% | 45% |
August 2025 | N/A | N/A |
September 2025 | 28% | 29% |
October 2025 | 50% | 59% |
November 2025 | 71% | 88% |
The House of Commons Procedure Committee monitors departmental PQ performance and publishes a report of the Government's consolidated PQ data following the end of each session.
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