§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will mark next year's International Year of Volunteers by spending a day working as a volunteer.[137426]
§ Ms Hodge[holding answer 13 November 2000]: I fully support the aims of the International Year of Volunteers. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State and all the Ministers in this Department intend to take part in voluntary activity during 2001. My Department also encourages staff to participate in a wide range of voluntary activities, often during working hours, and will continue to do so.