§ Mr. CollinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) when the Minister of State, the right hon. Member for Cardiff, South and Penarth (Alun Michael), will reply to the letter of 18 November 2001, from Ms Anne Parker concerning the implementation of the recommendations of Task Force for the Hills; [28286]
(2) when the Under-Secretary, the hon. Member for Scunthorpe (Mr. Morley), will reply to the letter of 18 November 2001 from Ms Anne Parker concerning the implementation of the recommendations of Task Force for the Hills; [28284]
(3) when the Under-Secretary, Lord Whitty, will reply to the letter of 18 November 2001 from Ms Anne Parker concerning the implementation of the recommendations of Task Force for the Hills. [28285]
§ Mr. Morley[holding answer 17 January 2002]: We have no record of having received the letters referred to by the hon. Member.
§ Mr. BurnsTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 15 January, ref. 26357, if she will make a statement on the reasons for the delay in responding to the letter to the hon. Member for West Chelmsford sent to him via the Foreign Office on 12 June 2001 re Dr. Reza Hussain. [28876]
§ Mr. Morley[holding answer 21 January 2002; pursuant to his reply, 22 January 2001 column 779W]: the answer I gave the hon. Member on 22 January 2001, Official Report, column 779W, I said that a response to the hon. Member's constituent's letter of 12 June for West Chelmsford was sent on 18 January 2002. This was incorrect. The letter was sent out on 21 January 2002.