Department for Education IT glitch leaves MPs wanting answers
Department has failed to respond to over 560 MP questions due to system problems
Responses from the Department for Education to MPs' issues raised in the Commons have been delayed by the department's system for tracking questions put down by MPs. The "technical failure" was revealed...
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