Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 2:38 pm on 7 June 2022.
Minister, I wanted to raise the issue of the length of time it takes for replies from Ministers in terms of receiving correspondence back from Members of the Senedd when they write to them. Some Ministers reply in a very timely manner, other Ministers do not, and I give the example of the Minister for Climate Change. I sent a correspondence via e-mail in January, and I've yet to receive a reply, despite sending chase e-mails in February, March, April and again last week. Can I ask, Minister, what do you believe is a reasonable timeframe in which correspondence should be received back from Ministers to correspondence from Members? And can I also ask, Minister, if you would discuss this matter with your colleagues to ensure that Ministers do indeed send timely responses to Members of this Chamber?