HC Deb 11 March 2002 vol 381 cc802-4W
Mr. Kaufman

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he will reply to the letters to him dated 6 August 2001 and 25 September 2001 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton, with regard to Mr. S. Holden. [12671]

Jacqui Smith

I apologise to my right hon. Friend for the delay in responding to this question. I refer my right hon. Friend to the reply that my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State gave my hon. Friend the Member for Blackpool, North and Fleetwood (Mrs. Humble) on 5 March 2002,Official Report, column 192W.

The reply to my right hon. Friend's letters of 6 August and 25 September regarding his constituent Mr. Stephen Holden was sent on 5 November 2001.

Mr. Swayne

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he will reply to the letter of 8 October from Sandi O'Donnell of Resvil to the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State regarding a survey of carers' and patients' preferences in housing for people with learning disabilities. [20413]

Jacqui Smith

I apologise to the hon. Member for the delay in responding to this question. I refer the hon. Member to the reply that my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State gave my hon. Friend the Member for Blackpool, North and Fleetwood (Mrs. Humble) on 5 March 2002,Official Report, column 192W.

A reply was sent on 26 November 2001.

Mr. Kaufman

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he intends to reply to the letter of 24 October from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr. A. Battersby. [22189]

Mr. Hutton

I apologise to my right hon. Friend for the delay in responding to this question. I refer my right hon. Friend to the reply that my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State gave my hon. Friend the Member for Blackpool, North and Fleetwood (Mrs. Humble) on 5 March 2002,Official Report, column 192W.

A reply to the letter of 24 October from my right hon. Friend the Member for Manchester, Gorton (Mr. Kaufman) about Mr. A. Battersby was sent to him on 11 December.

Mr. Kaufman

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he intends to reply to the letter of 31 October from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mrs. E. Johnson. [22186]

Jacqui Smith

A reply was sent on 5 November.

Miss Widdecombe

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he expects to reply to the letters of 25 September and 26 November 2001, from the right hon. Member for Maidstone and The Weald about the provision of general practitioner services in Staplehurst. [36389]

Mr. Hutton

I apologise to the right hon. Member for the delay in responding to this question. I refer the right hon. Member to the reply that my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State gave my hon. Friend the Member for Blackpool, North and Fleetwood (Mrs. Humble) on 5 March 2002,Official Report, column 192W.

A reply was sent on 8 March.

Dr. Fox

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he will answer the letter of 3 September from the hon. Member for Woodspring on the treatment of British patients in European hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the cause of the delay. [10805]

Mr. Hutton

[holding answer 29 October 2001]: I apologise to the hon. Member for the delay in responding to this question. I refer the hon. Member to the reply that my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State gave my hon. Friend the Member for Blackpool, North and Fleetwood (Mrs. Humble) on 5 March 2002, Official Report, column 192W.

A reply was sent on 31 October 2001.

Dr. Fox

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he will answer the letter of 22 August from the hon. Member for Woodspring on free nursing care; and if he will make a statement on the cause of the delay. [10806]

Jacqui Smith

[holding answer 29 October 2001]I apologise to the hon. Member for the delay in responding to this question. I refer the hon. Member to the reply that my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State gave my hon. Friend the Member for Blackpool, North and Fleetwood (Mrs. Humble) on 5 March 2002,Official Report, column 192W.

A reply was sent on 31 October 2001.

Mrs. Roe

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when the hon. Member for Broxbourne will receive a reply to her letters of 6 December, 2 January, 29 January and 26 February relating to correspondence from her constituent Mr. Phillip Goldsmith of Broxbourne. [39558]

Mr. Hutton

[holding answer 4 March 2002]: A reply was sent on 8 March 2002.

Sir Michael Spicer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when the hon. Member for West Worcestershire will receive an answer to the letter written to the Secretary of State for Social Security on 24 April on behalf of Mrs. Copson, which was transferred to his Department on 8 May (ref: POH (3)5505/6). [12384]

Mr. Hutton

I apologise to the hon. Member for the delay in responding to this question. I refer the hon. Member to the reply that my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State gave my hon. Friend the Member for Blackpool, North and Fleetwood (Mrs. Humble) on 5 March 2002, Official Report, column 192W.

A reply to the hon. Member's letter was sent from the chief executive, National Health Service Pensions Agency, on 5 November 2001. I apologise for the unacceptable delay in replying to the hon. Member's correspondence, due to the Department not receiving the original correspondence transferred from the Department for Work and Pensions.

Sir Teddy Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he will answer the letter of 19 March sent to him by the hon. Member for Rochford and Southend, East about his constituent, Ms Lesley Talbot. [24284]

Jacqui Smith

I apologise to the hon. Member for the delay in responding to this question. I refer the hon. Member to the reply that my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State gave my hon. Friend the Member for Blackpool, North and Fleetwood (Mrs. Humble) on 5 March 2002,Official Report, column 192W.

The Department has no record of receiving this correspondence. The Department's ministerial correspondence unit requested a duplicate copy of the correspondence. The issues raised in the correspondence were the responsibility of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). DWP will arrange for a reply to be sent shortly.