§ Mr. BurnsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he will make a statement on the number of welfare-to-work receptions he plans to hold at 11 Downing street in 1998, including the dates of the proposed receptions, how much each reception is budgeted to cost, and who will be paying for each reception; [31681]
(2) if he will list the welfare-to-work receptions he has held at 11 Downing street since 1 May 1997, stating the dates of the receptions, how much each reception cost and who paid for each reception. [31680]
§ Mr. Gordon BrownI refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for Gordon (Mr. Bruce) on 26 February 1998,Official Report, columns 358–59.