§ Mr. BurnsTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what assessment he has made of the extent of the compliance with paragraph 79 of the Ministerial Code(a) when he and the Minister for Employment, Welfare to Work and Equal Opportunities visited Chelmsford on 28 June and (b) when he and the Minister for School Standards visited Moulsham High School, Chelmsford, earlier this year. [91217]
§ Mr. BlunkettIn line with the Ministerial Code, I made arrangements to inform the hon. Member for West Chelmsford of my visits to Chelmsford in January and June this year. Unfortunately, my Department's instructions to the conference organisers to inform him about the 28 June visit were not carried out and I have written to the hon. Member to apologise. My office wrote to the hon. Member the week before my visit to Moulsham High School in January.