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A number of my constituents have written to him in the last month, but letters that were addressed to him have been passed to the Department of Trade and Industry by his officials. Is he aware of the curt response that my constituents have received from the DTI correspondence official?
However, I make it clear that the Foreign and Commonwealth Office does provide appropriate support to ministers and officials when they travel overseas. External relations officials are in daily contact with Foreign and Commonwealth Office officials in London and in embassies ...
Thirty per cent were bullied at a day centre, 26 per cent were bullied in a home setting and 25 per cent were bullied on the bus.Despite the high levels of crime and harassment that those people are experiencing, little appears to be being done.
Members indicated agreement. Issue 26 is more important. Members might feel that they have asked questions that require fairly speedy answers, yet there is no effective procedure in place.
That might be a question for one of the officials to respond to. One of the tests that we must use is to ask whether we would be spending £5 million more if nothing had happened.
If the minister does not mind, I will bring in a fellow official, as I suspect that he might have something to say in answer to the question that was asked.