Wales 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 Wales, 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.
Jo Stevens
The Secretary of State for Wales
The Government recognises the importance of the effective and timely handling of written parliamentary questions (PQs).
The Wales Office answered 100% of Ordinary Written and Named Day questions within the required timescales between May 2025 and November 2025.
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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