§ Bob SpinkTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will list the letters his Department has received from Essex County Council regarding the Criminal Records Bureau over the last six months, and the dates of his replies. [118754]
§ Mr. MilibandThe Chair of Essex's Education Committee raised issues about the Criminal Records Bureau at the North of England Education Conference in January. I wrote to the Leader of the Council about those on 21 January and, subsequently, to the Chair of the Education Committee in response to an enquiry from her dated 29 January. The Leader of the Council acknowledged my letter on 18 February.