Written question asked by David Kidney (Labour) on Tuesday, 11 November 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 20 November 2003. It was answered by Baroness Hodge of Barking (Labour) on Thursday, 20 November 2003 on behalf of the Department for Education and Skills.

Dept for Education and Skills

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what action his Department is taking to implement the recommendations of the report, Making Contact Work.

Answer: Mr. Kidney: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what action his Department is taking to implement the recommendations of the report, "Making Contact Work". [138685] Margaret Hodge: The Government published an interim response to "Making Contact Work" on 6 August 2002. Stakeholder Groups were established to look in detail at the recommendations and their work has helped to inform the development of our response to the report. I am currently considering the recommendations further in the light of the advice of the Groups and a final response will be published shortly.

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