§ Mr. ChopeTo ask the Prime Minister on how many occasions in the past two years he has written to the(a) Head of State and (b) Prime Minister of a foreign Government about the award of contracts to companies with British interests. [36802]
§ Mr. WebbTo ask the Prime Minister (1) if he will set out the criteria that he applies in determining in which cases he writes to foreign Heads of State in support of particular businesses; [36513]
(2) if he will list the occasions in the last 12 months in which he has personally written to foreign Heads of State in support of particular businesses; and if he will set out in each case (a) the recipient of the letter and (b) the businesses referred to. [36514]
§ The Prime MinisterI refer the hon. Members to the answer I gave the hon. Member for East Carmarthen and Dinefwr (Adam Price) and the hon. Member for Isle of Wight (Mr. Turner) on 14 February 2002,Official Report, columns 610-11W.