§ Mr. WillisTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills which targets have been set by Government for the University for Industry; and what progress has been made in meeting them. [150777]
§ Mr. Ivan Lewis[holding answer 26 January 2004]: Stretching targets are agreed annually between my Department and Ufi. They are set at challenging levels and are designed to build upon the achievements of previous years and to maintain Ufi's rapid progress.
The attached table (Annex 1) shows the targets agreed for 2003–04 and the progress made towards them by 31 December 2003.
(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 R. ul Haque Malik. [151227]
§ Mr. MullinMy right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary replied on 23 January.
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§ Mr. KaufmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) when he intends to reply to the letter to him dated 16 December 2003 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr. Ammar Marfani; [149552]
(2) when he will reply to the letter to him dated 16 December 2003 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr. Ammar Marfani. [151229]
§ Mr. MullinMy right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary replied on 26 January.
§ Mr. ClellandTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he expects to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Tyne Bridge of 8 January. [151905]
§ Mr. MullinI replied to my hon. Friend's letter of 8 January on 29 January, explaining the delay, advising that the matters he raised were the responsibility of the Home Office and that I had forwarded his letter to my right hon. Friend the Minister of State with responsibility for Citizenship, Immigration and Counter-Terrorism at the Home Office (Beverly Hughes) with a request that it be replied to urgently.