§ Andrew SelousTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many times the Ministerial Group on the Family has met since(a) its formation, (b) the publication of Supporting Families and (c) 7 June 2001. [29931]
§ Angela Eagle[holding answer 24 January 2002]: The Ministerial Group on the Family, as with other ministerial groups, met when needed. Following the June 2001 general election the ministerial group was replaced by the Cabinet Committee on Domestic Affairs Sub-Committee on Active Communities and Family Issues, which is chaired by my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary and which co-ordinates Government policies on the family.