§ Sir Brian MawhinneyTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the right hon. Member for North-West Cambridgeshire will receive a reply to his letter of 25 May on behalf of Mr. Penn. [135789]
§ Mr. Nick Brown(holding answer 30 October 2000]: A response to the right hon. Member for North-West Cambridgeshire was originally sent on 23 June but due to 875W a regrettable failure in recent months by the external courier firm contracted by MAFF to deliver certain mail to the House, it was not delivered. The Department's contract with the courier firm has been terminated. A response was re-sent to the right hon. Member on 27 November.