Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department is taking steps to monitor the responsiveness of the Health and Safety Executive to inquiries from hon. Members.

The Department attaches great importance to the effective and timely handling of correspondence and keeps this under constant review.

The Cabinet Office publishes statistics on Departmental performance which can be found on the gov.uk website and can be viewed here.