To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the total annual cost of convening the ministerial group on women's issues.

I regret that this information is not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many staff are on the secretariat of the ministerial group on women's issues.

At present servicing the ministerial group is part of the duty of five members of staff, the equivalent of three and a half full-time posts.