HC Deb 06 February 2001 vol 362 c499W
Sir Brian Mawhinney

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he will reply to the letter from the right hon. Member for North-West Cambridgeshire of 5 September 2000 on behalf of his constituent Mr. Smith. [149205]

Mr. Straw

The Home Office has no record of receiving this particular letter in its correspondence database. As I now have a copy of the letter, I will respond to the issues raised very shortly.

Mr. Webb

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he will reply to the letters of 12 December and 15 January from the hon. Member for Northavon regarding Cameron McArthur. [149207]

Mr. Straw

My right hon. Friend the Minister of State replied to the letter of 12 December 2000 on 5 February.

The letter dated 15 January was transferred on 26 January to the Minister responsible for the issue of travellers in the Department for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, my hon. Friend the Member for Coventry, North-East (Mr. Ainsworth) I understand that my hon. Friend will reply as soon as possible.

Dr. Tonge

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he will reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Richmond Park dated 25 October 2000, regarding Miss Rosebell Kirungi (ref. K10003442). [148619]

Mrs. Roche

[holding answer 5 February 2001]: I wrote to the hon. Member on 5 February 2001. I am sorry for the delay in replying.