Written question asked by Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Conservative) on Wednesday, 25 June 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 17 July 2003. It was answered by Chris Leslie (Labour) on Thursday, 17 July 2003 on behalf of the Department for Constitutional Affairs.

Dept for Constitutional Affairs

Question: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, where the Department of Constitutional Affairs will be housed; who will have responsibility within his Department for (a) constitutional matters, (b) Scottish matters, (c) Welsh matters and (d) matters relating to human rights; and when he intends to publish the list of Ministerial responsibilities; whether the (a) Scotland and (b) Wales Offices will be housed in the same building as the Department of Constitutional Affairs. - Refs to 19 June 2003, 407 c391-2W and 1 July 2003, 408 c255W.

Answer: Miss McIntosh: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs (1) where the Department of Constitutional Affairs will be housed; who will have responsibility within his Department for (a) constitutional matters, (b) Scottish matters, (c) Welsh matters and (d) matters relating to human rights; and when he intends to publish the list of ministerial responsibilities; [122702] (2) whether the (a) Scotland and (b) Wales Offices will be housed in the same building as the Department of Constitutional Affairs. [122747] Mr. Leslie: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister to the hon. Member for Stone on 19 June 2003, Official Report, column 391W; and to the answer I gave the right hon. Member for Wokingham on 1 July 2003, Official Report, column 255W, regarding housing of the Department.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 409 c469W; 122702;122747
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Human rights Ministerial duties Location Scotland Wales Department for Constitutional Affairs Scotland Office Wales Office
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk