HC Deb 09 December 1997 vol 302 cc533-4W
Mrs. Gillan

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what representations the Minister for Women has made to the Department for Education and Employment about the grant in aid for the Equal Opportunities Commission. [19985]

Ms.Ruddock

As Ministers for Women, both I and my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Social Security and Minister for Women, are routinely in contact with Department for Education and Employment Ministerial colleagues on a range of matters of mutual interest, including the Equal Opportunities Commission.