(2) whether Mark Britnell has been invited to 10 Downing street since May 2010.

(2) whether Mark Britnell has been invited to 10 Downing street since May 2010.

(3) on what date he was first notified of the content of comments on the NHS made by Mr Mark Britnell at a conference organised by Apax Partners.

(3) on what date he was first notified of the content of comments on the NHS made by Mr Mark Britnell at a conference organised by Apax Partners.

To ask the Prime Minister (1) what (a) meetings and (b) discussions (i) senior officials and (ii) special advisors in his Office have had with Mark Britnell since May 2010;

To ask the Prime Minister (1) what (a) meetings and (b) discussions (i) senior officials and (ii) special advisors in his Office have had with Mark Britnell since May 2010;

(2) for what reason Mr Mark Britnell was asked to join the group of experts advising him on health policy;

(2) for what reason Mr Mark Britnell was asked to join the group of experts advising him on health policy;

To ask the Prime Minister (1) whether he consulted (a) the Deputy Prime Minister and (b) the Secretary of State for Health before appointing Mr Mark Britnell to advise him on health policy;

To ask the Prime Minister (1) whether he consulted (a) the Deputy Prime Minister and (b) the Secretary of State for Health before appointing Mr Mark Britnell to advise him on health policy;

We are committed to legislating on the 0.7%—something that the right hon. Gentleman's Government never did. We are the first Government in history—and, indeed in the G20—to set out clear, specific plans for achieving that 0.7% from 2013, and that commitment will be enshrined in law. That was the commitment...

We are committed to legislating on the 0.7%—something that the right hon. Gentleman's Government never did. We are the first Government in history—and, indeed in the G20—to set out clear, specific plans for achieving that 0.7% from 2013, and that commitment will be enshrined in law. That was the commitment...

I am grateful to the Leader of the House for that reply. After the performance we have just witnessed from the Minister at the Dispatch Box it seems pretty clear that DEFRA is a Department in special measures. I begin by asking whether we may have a statement on the...

I am grateful to the Leader of the House for that reply. After the performance we have just witnessed from the Minister at the Dispatch Box it seems pretty clear that DEFRA is a Department in special measures. I begin by asking whether we may have a statement on the...