§ Mr. SteinbergTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if she will make it her policy that she and her Ministers personally read the letters sent to them by hon. Members on constituency matters. [27676]
§ Mr. DenhamMinisters read correspondence received from hon. Members on constituency matters and sign all responses issued.
§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security when she plans to reply to questions from the hon. Member for Pendle on statutory maternity pay tabled on 26 January. [30383]
§ Mr. DenhamI refer the hon. Member to my written answer on 17 February 1998,Official Report, column 633.