Bury St Edmunds MP, David Ruffley, has topped a league table of East Anglian MPs in responding to constituents' enquiries. These are letters sent electronically to MPs via the website faxyourmp.com. The table below shows that Mr Ruffley responds to 100% of messages sent to him via the website within 14 days.

Mr Ruffley said:

'I am extremely pleased that the results demonstrate the level of commitment I have to my constituents. Responding to, and dealing with, my constituents' enquiries is the most important part of my job as an MP and one that I take very seriously.

'I try hard not only to answer constituents' enquiries, but also to deal with them in a quick and efficient manner and I am glad that this survey shows that. We live in an increasingly interactive and electronically driven world, and it is important that we as Members of Parliament keep up to date with all the new technologies and the local public's needs.'

League table of MPs in the Eastern Region:

1. David Ruffley, Bury St Edmunds- 100%

1. Gillian Shephard, Norfolk South West- 100%

3. Simon Burns, West Chelmsford- 97%

3. Teddy Taylor, Rochford and Southend East- 97%

5. Andrew Selous, South West Bedfordshire- 94%

6. Brian Mawhinney, Cambridgeshire North West- 91%

6. James Paice, South East Cambridgeshire- 91%

8. Bob Spink, Castle Point- 90%

9. Jonathan Sayeed, Mid Bedfordshire- 88%

10. Bernard Jenkin, North Essex- 85%

10. Richard Spring, West Suffolk- 85%

12. Jonathan Djanogly, Huntingdon- 83%

12. Chris Mole, Ipswich - 83%

14. Bill Rammell, Harlow- 82%

15. Michael Lord, Central Suffolk and North Ipswich- 81%

16. Alan Haselhurst, Saffron Walden- 80%

16. Norman Lamb, North Norfolk- 80%

18. Keith Simpson, Mid Norfolk- 78%

19. Tim Yeo, South Suffolk- 75%

20. John Whittingdale, Maldon and East Chelmsford- 72%

21. Henry Bellingham, North West Norfolk- 71%

22. Bob Blizzard, Waveney - 70%

22. Ivan Henderson, Harwich- 70%

24. Ian Gibson, Norwich North- 68%

25. Alistair Burt, North East Bedfordshire- 67%

26. Mark Francois, Rayleigh- 66%

26. Malcolm Moss, North east Cambridgeshire- 66%

26. Bob Russell, Colchester- 66%

26. Anthony Wright, Great Yarmouth- 66%

30. Alan Hurst, Braintree- 61%

32. Patrick Hall, Bedford- 59%

32. Angela Smith, Basildon- 57%

33. Anne Campbell, Cambridge- 54%

34. Richard Bacon, South Norfolk - 50%

35. Charles Clarke, Norwich South- 49%

36. John Baron, Billericay- 48%

37. David Amess, Southend West- 46%

37. Margaret Moran, Luton South- 46%

39. Helen Clark, Peterborough- 45%

40. Andrew Mackinlay, Thurrock- 43%

41. Andrew Lansley, South Cambridgeshire- 39%

42. Kelvin Hopkins, Luton North - 33%

43. Eleanor Laing, Epping Forest- 27%

44. Eric Pickles, Brentwood and Ongar- 19%

45. John Gummer, Suffolk Coastal- 13%