KUALA LUMPUR: Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul has reprimanded officials from ministries that failed to provide written replies to members of parliament within five days.

He reminded ministers and deputy ministers of their responsibility to ensure that questions raised in the House were answered within the stipulated period.

"It has come to my attention that one or two ministries have yet to do so," he said before proceedings began today.

Datuk Seri Dr Ronald Kiandee (PN-Beluran) expressed disappointment that repeated reminders to ministers and deputy ministers had gone unheeded.