§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list all the visits he has made since the start of the current parliamentary Session to the constituencies of other hon. Members, without prior warning to those hon. Members, for any purpose connected with his departmental responsibilities. [15028]
§ Mr. SoamesIn accordance with the guidance contained in "Questions of Procedure for Ministers" it is the practice of MOD Ministers to inform hon. Members in advance of any visits to their constituencies.
There has been one case in the current parliamentary Session, however, where due to an administrative
TCHD Mark 2 Operational Convoy unscheduled stops (29 January 1994 to 13 March 1995) Cause Serial number Date Location Fault Quality Design Rectification Delay time 1 6 June 1994 M1, Tibshelf near Mansfield Knocking sound from tractor unit — — Precautionary stop, no fault found 33 minutes 2 7 June 1994 A696, South of Otterburn Air pressure warning buzzer sounded — — Air pressure found satisfactory 34 minutes 3 2 August 1994 A68, SE of Edinburgh "Clonking" sound when turning — — Precautionary stop, no fault found 26 minutes 4 21 September 1994 A696, near Ponteland Discharge from sump oil connecting pipe X — Tractor unit changed 11 hour 10 minutes Note: 1 The fault developed shortly after departure. After replacement of the spare tractor unit the convoy returned to await arrival of a substitute spare unit. Movement therefore suspended for 24 hours.