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CABINET OFFICE

Laptops

Mr. Keith Simpson: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many laptop computers used by

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Ministers, officials and special advisers in her Department have been (a) lost and (b) stolen since May 1997. [123731]

Mr. Stringer: No laptop computers have been reported lost from my Department, excluding its agencies, since May 1997. Two laptop computers have been reported stolen.

LORD CHANCELLOR'S DEPARTMENT

Secondments

Mr. Don Foster: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, pursuant to his answer of 8 February 2000, Official Report, column 132W, concerning secondments, if the secondee to the Law Commission listed was appointed for a period of 12 months or less. [124826]

Mr. Lock: The secondment in question lasted for less than 12 months.

Vaccine Damage Payments Scheme

Mr. Baker: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will list the members of the panel from which boards are drawn to determine cases under the vaccine damage payments scheme; what are their qualifications; and which members have registered links with pharmaceutical companies. [124754]

Mr. Lock: There are a number of legal and medical members. Legal members must be qualified lawyers of at least five years' standing. Medical members must have at least five years' experience treating patients as a fully registered medical practitioner in the UK or other EEA state, and in addition must either be on a specialist register maintained in the UK or other EEA state, or hold a vocational training certificate. In the time available, it has not been possible to collate all the information requested. When we have the information I will write to the hon. Member and put a copy of my letter in the Libraries of both Houses of Parliament.

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