§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) pursuant to the answer of the Minister for the Cabinet Office of 1 December 2000,Official Report, columns 47–48W, what costings of (a) Liberal Democrat and (b) Conservative Party policies his Department has (i) undertaken and (ii) co-ordinated in the previous 12 months; and if he will place copies of such costings in the Library; [146673]
(2) if special advisers in his Department have been involved in (a) co-ordinating, (b) costing and (c) presenting costings of policies of opposition parties; and if he will make a statement; [146672]
(3) pursuant to the answer of the Minister for the Cabinet Office of 11 December 2000, Official Report, columns 47–48W, what costings of (a) Liberal Democrat and (b) Conservative Party policies his Department has (i) undertaken and (ii) advised upon in the previous 12 months; and if he will place copies of such costings and relevant background documents in the Library. [146664]
§ Mr. StrawI refer the hon. Member to the answer given by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, my right hon. Friend the Member for Oxford, East (Mr. Smith), on 14 February 2001,Official Report, column 183W.