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Petitions: Electronic Government

Mr. Evennett: To ask the Prime Minister what future plans he has for e-petitions on his Office’s website. [148578]

The Prime Minister: I refer the hon. Member to the press briefing given by my spokesman on 27 June 2007. A transcript of this is available on the No. 10 website (http://www.number-10.gov.uk/output/Page12162.asp) and a copy has been placed in the Library of the House.

Regional Government: Ministerial Duties

Mr. Prisk: To ask the Prime Minister (1) what the responsibilities are of the newly appointed regional Ministers; and which public bodies are accountable to them; [148413]

(2) to whom the newly appointed regional Ministers report; and what (a) personnel and (b) financial resources are available to them to undertake their responsibilities; [148414]

(3) what powers the newly appointed regional ministers have in relation to (a) Government regional offices, (b) regional assemblies and (c) regional development agencies. [148415]

The Prime Minister: I refer the hon. Member to the Command Paper “The Governance of Britain” (Cm 7170) published on Tuesday 3 July 2007. Copies are available in the Libraries of the House.

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