Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 2:38 pm on 7 June 2022.
I think you raise a very important point, and, clearly, not having a response from January is unacceptable. It's the biggest portfolio, obviously, in Government; however, I do absolutely accept your point, particularly if you have chased it up. I personally—. I think it's 17 working days at the moment, and I think that is about the correct time. However, I also appreciate it depends how detailed and how complex some of the responses have to be, and they can take a little longer. But I go back to what I was saying before, just a holding note is helpful, I think, so I will certainly raise this, both with my ministerial colleagues but also with the Permanent Secretary.