HC Deb 11 December 1997 vol 302 c669W
Mrs. Gillan

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security (1) if she will list the dates on which submissions were made to her concerning women by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, the hon. Member for Lewisham, Deptford (Ms Ruddock); [20146]

(2) if she will list the days on which the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, the hon. Member for Lewisham, Deptford (Ms Ruddock), has been absent from the Department since her appointment; [20147]

(3) for what reason the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, the hon. Member for Lewisham, Deptford (Ms Ruddock) was not present to answer Oral Questions on 17 November. [20148]

Ms Ruddock

I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave her on 20 November 1997,Official Report, columns 292–94.