§ Mr. MaplesTo ask the Prime Minister what the(a) names and (b) functions are of the units dealing with the formulation and the delivery of public policy which are answerable to (i) the Prime Minister, (ii) the Deputy Prime Minister and (iii) Ministers in the Cabinet Office. [13181]
§ The Prime Minister[holding answer 8 November 2001]: For information on my office, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Nottingham, North (Mr. Allen) on 19 October 2001, Official Report, column 1361W.
For details about the Deputy Prime Minister and Ministers in the Cabinet Office, I refer the hon. Member to the answer that my right hon. Friend the Deputy 547W Prime Minister gave to the hon. Member for South Cambridgeshire (Mr. Lansley) on 11 July 2001, Official Report, column 573W.
On Friday 9 November I announced that Baroness Morgan would join my office as the new Head of Political and Government Relations in Downing Street. My hon. Friend the Member for Hornsey and Wood Green (Mrs. Roche) will take over the Ministerial responsibilities within the Cabinet Office for equal opportunities and the Women's Unit, reporting to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry as the Cabinet Minister with responsibility for this area. My hon. Friend will continue to report to the Deputy Prime Minister on, her existing responsibilities.