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Ministerial Absences

Volume 299: debated on Wednesday 30 July 1997

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To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list for himself and each of his Ministers the dates when they plan to be absent from his Department's London office during the months of August and September. [11032]

Ministers are required to be available for Government business at all times. Subject to this overall requirement, they may take leave as and when Government business permits, and during this time a duty Minister is always available.