Correspondence (Hansard, 13 February 2004)

§ Bob Spink
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will ensure that the letter of 4 December 2003 from the hon. Member for Castle Point on the future contracts for housing asylum seekers is answered within five days. [153486]

§ Beverley Hughes
I wrote to the hon. Member on 9 February 2004.

§ Mr. Salmond
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he intends to reply to the letter dated 8 December 2003 from the hon. Member for Banff and Buchan regarding his constituent, Mr. C. Ming of Fraserburgh. [149783]

§ Beverley Hughes
I wrote to the hon. Member on 16 February 2004.

§ Mr. Clelland
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Tyne Bridge of 8 January 2004. [151906]

§ Beverley Hughes
[holding answer 30 January 2004]: My hon. Friend the Member for Slough (Fiona Mactaggart) wrote to my hon. Friend on 29 January 2004.
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§ Mr. Kaufman
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) when he intends to reply to the letter to him dated 15 December 2003 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Shaikh Ijaz Ahmed; [152643]
(2) when he will reply to the letter to him dated 15 December 2003 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton, with regard to Shaikh Ijaz Ahmed. [155843]

§ Mr. Blunkett
I wrote to the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton on 17 February 2004.

§ Mr. Kaufman
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he will reply to the letter to him dated 1 December 2003 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton, with regard to Mrs. S. Ahmed. [153254]

§ Mr. Blunkett
I wrote to the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton on 12 February 2004.

§ Mr. Andrew Turner
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he will reply to the letter of the hon. Member for the Isle of Wight to the Immigration and Nationality Directorate, dated 13 December 2003, reference A485596; and what the reason is for the delay in responding to this inquiry. [154750]

§ Beverley Hughes
[holding answer 12 February 2004]: I wrote to the hon. Member on 12 February 2004.