Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps their Department is taking to reduce the time taken to respond to (a) written parliamentary questions and (b) correspondence from Members of Parliament.

The Department understands the importance of the effective and timely handling of Parliamentary Questions and correspondence. Between the period of May to July inclusive the Department for Transport answered 100% of Parliamentary Questions on time and 98% of ministerial correspondence cases in 20 working days in May and June and 96% in July.

The Department will continue to focus on delivering excellent response rates to both Parliamentary Questions and correspondence.