§ Mr. HawkinsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will publish the Home Office ministerial duty roster for the summer adjournment with a list of which Ministers are on duty between which dates; [133228]
(2) between which dates he and each of his Ministers will not be performing official duties during the summer adjournment. [133244]
§ Mr. StrawIt is not normal practice of Government to publish the daily ministerial duty roster. This Department will ensure that it has sufficient cover through the summer recess in line with the requirements of the Ministerial Code.
§ Mr. HawkinsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what visits overseas on official business he and each of his Ministers will be undertaking during the Summer adjournment; on what dates; to which countries; and whom they will be meeting. [133229]
§ Mr. StrawOver the next five months to the end of the year, the Minister of State, Home Department, my hon. Friend the Member for Hornsey and Wood Green (Mrs. Roche), and I plan to attend meetings of the Justice and Home Affairs Council, in line with arrangements made by the French Presidency. Meetings are currently planned for 27–29 July; 28 September; 17 October and 30 November-1 December.
I am also planning to make an official visit to India and Bangladesh in September during which I will meet Indian and Bangladeshi Ministers and officials. No other Ministers have any overseas visits fixed at this time.