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Foreign Languages
Mr. Dismore: To ask the President of the Council what support the House offers to hon. Members to learn foreign languages; and if he will make a statement. [146729]
Mrs. Beckett: Members may fund appropriate language teaching for their staff through the office costs allowance; however, at present the House can offer no such support to Members who wish to learn foreign languages themselves.
PRIME MINISTER
Hinduja Brothers
Miss Widdecombe: To ask the Prime Minister what representations he received from the hon. Member for Leicester, East (Mr. Vaz) in the period 1997-98 in relation to the applications for citizenship by Mr. G. P. and Mr. S. P. Hinduja; if he will place in the Library copies of relevant documentation; and if he will make a statement. [147995]
The Prime Minister: I refer the right hon. Member to the answer she received from my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary today.
Mr. Ruffley: To ask the Prime Minister (1) what representations he has had from Lord Levy regarding applications for citizenship by (a) Mr. G. P. Hinduja and (b) Mr. S. P. Hinduja; and if Lord Levy informed him of involvement on his part in such applications; [147986]
- (2) what representations Lord Levy has had from (a) Mr. G. P. Hinduja and (b) Mr. S. P. Hinduja regarding applications for citizenship; and what involvement Lord Levy had in such applications. [147987]
The Prime Minister: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to him today by my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary.
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Mr. Baker: To ask the Prime Minister if the inquiry he has established into naturalisation applications by S. P. Hinduja will be published before the next General Election. [148016]
The Prime Minister: Sir Anthony Hammond QC started his review on 25 January. His aim is to complete his review as quickly as possible, consistently with the need to conduct a thorough investigation. I understand that Sir Anthony has informed the Cabinet Secretary that on the information currently available to him he would hope to complete the review by the end of February. It is my intention to publish Sir Anthony's report.
Lord Levy
Mr. Ruffley: To ask the Prime Minister how many invitations Lord Levy has accepted, and from whom, in 2000, for Diwali celebrations. [147989]
The Prime Minister: This is a matter for Lord Levy.
Former Ministers (Severance Payments)
Mr. Baker: To ask the Prime Minister if he will make it his policy that no severance payments are made available to former Ministers where loss of office has been mainly or wholly caused by personal misconduct. [148021]
The Prime Minister: I have no plans to change entitlement to severance pay, which is set out in the Ministerial and Other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991.
Ministerial Telephone Calls
Mr. Peter Bottomley: To ask the Prime Minister in which Ministers' offices telephone conversations between Ministers are tape recorded. [148100]
The Prime Minister: As far as I am aware no Ministers' offices make a practice of tape recording conversations between Ministers.