HC Deb 08 January 2002 vol 377 cc743-4W
Dr. Kumar

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many times Ministers from her Department have visited(a) the Teesside area and (b) Middlesbrough, South and Cleveland, East constituency to meet locally based businesses. [19067]

Mr. Morley

Since the creation of the Department there have as yet been no visits by DEFRA Ministers to(a) the Teesside area, or (b) Middlesbrough, South and Cleveland, East constituency to meet with locally based business.