HC Deb 26 March 2002 vol 382 cc979-80W
Mrs. May

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to his reply of 19 March, if he will list the Government departments to which press officers leaving his Department since June 2001 have transferred. [46120]

Mr. Byers

DTLR press officers have transferred to the following government departments or agencies:

  • Cabinet Office;
  • Home Office;
  • Office of Fair Trading;
  • Health and Safety Executive; and
  • British National Space Centre.

Mrs. May

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if Ian Jones is suspended on full pay. [45973]

Mr. Byers

I understand that Mr. Jones is currently suspended on full pay pending a decision whether to bring disciplinary charges against him. This decision will be taken in due course following the procedures laid down in the DTLR Staff Handbook.

Mr. Andrew Turner

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions who was between Mr. Ian Jones and Sir Richard Mottram in the reporting line of the former at the time of his suspension. [42585]

Dr. Whitehead

[holding answer Tuesday, 12 March 2002]: The acting Director of Communication.

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