[holding answer 15 January 2009]: The information that the hon. Member has requested is listed in the following table. This also includes regional engagements as my Regional Ministers do discuss departmental business at these events.
Minister Date Official engagement James Purnell 1 December 2008 Child Poverty Action Group James Purnell 9 December 2008 Tower Project, London James Purnell 11 December 2008 Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust, York James Purnell 17 December 2008 Inclusion ‘Workless in 2009’ Tony McNulty 1 December 2008 Hammersmith Jobcentre Plus Tony McNulty 1 December 2008 London Prevent Network Tony McNulty 1 December 2008 Mayor of London Tony McNulty 1 December 2008 Ealing Council Tony McNulty 1 December 2008 North West London Tony McNulty 2 December 2008 Media Breakfast Tony McNulty 2 December 2008 Ethnic Minority Advisory Group Reception Tony McNulty 3 December 2008 London Council Tony McNulty 3 December 2008 A4E Tony McNulty 4 December 2008 Employers Round table Tony McNulty 4 December 2008 Speech OSCT event Tony McNulty 4 December 2008 Visit London meeting Tony McNulty 8 December 2008 Harrow College Tony McNulty 8 December 2008 Shepherds Bush Jobcentre Plus Office Tony McNulty 8 December 2008 Met Police meeting Tony McNulty 8 December 2008 London and European Resilience Event Tony McNulty 9 December 2008 London Child Poverty Delivery Group Tony McNulty 10 December 2008 National Prevent Conference Tony McNulty 11 December 2008 London community Safety Partnership Tony McNulty 15 December 2008 London Colleges Tony McNulty 15 December 2008 Tower Hamlets Tony McNulty 15 December 2008 Ocean Job Shop Tony McNulty 15 December 2008 Brick Lane Youth Development Association Tony McNulty 16 December 2008 UK Commission for Employment and Skills Tony McNulty 17 December 2008 Drug Strategy Commission reception Tony McNulty 18 December 2008 Met Police Tony McNulty 18 December 2008 Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre Rosie Winterton 1 December 2008 Immingham Pensioners Wellbeing Group Rosie Winterton 3 December 2008 Opportunity age Strategic Group Rosie Winterton 4 December 2008 DWP Pensions Staff Conference Rosie Winterton 4 December 2008 Help the aged Age Concern Rosie Winterton 5 December 2008 Local Government Yorkshire and Humber event Rosie Winterton 8 December 2008 EEF Rosie Winterton 9 December 2008 B and CE benefit Schemes Rosie Winterton 10 December 2008 Business in Sport and Leisure (BISL) Rosie Winterton 10 December 2008 Charity Champion Awards Rosie Winterton 11 December 2008 Age Concern Newcastle ASDA Northumbria Employee event Newcastle Rosie Winterton 12 December 2008 Association of Colleges Yorkshire and Humber Rosie Winterton 15 December 2008 Pension Credit Centre Burnley Rosie Winterton 16 December 2008 NAPF Rosie Winterton 16 December 2008 Help the Aged Age Concern CPA Anchor Trust Rosie Winterton 17 December 2008 BGOP—Better Government for Older People OPAG—Older People’s Action Group Kitty Ussher 4 December 2008 Conference of the Association of British Credit Unions Ltd. Kitty Ussher 8 December 2008 Valuation Office Agency Kitty Ussher 9 December 2008 Balham Benefit Delivery Centre Kitty Ussher 9 December 2008 National Housing Federation Kitty Ussher 10 December 2008 White Paper launch Kitty Ussher 11 December 2008 National Housing Federations Unlocking Potential conference Kitty Ussher 11 December 2008 Chartered Institute of Housing Kitty Ussher 15 December 2008 Stewart Maxwell MSP Kitty Ussher 15 December 2008 Lyn Brown MP Kitty Ussher 16 December 2008 Beverley Hughes MP Kitty Ussher 16 December 2008 Jennifer Willott MP Kitty Ussher 18 December 2008 Zimbabwe Inter-Ministerial Meeting Kitty Ussher 18 December 2008 Life Chances Ministerial Meeting Jonathan Shaw 1 December 2008 Office for Disability Issues Annual event Jonathan Shaw 1 December 2008 Neuro-diversity Meeting Jonathan Shaw 1 December 2008 Welfare Reform Meeting Jonathan Shaw 1 December 2008 RADAR People of the Year Awards Jonathan Shaw 2 December 2008 Shelter Housing Event Jonathan Shaw 2 December 2008 Justice and Crime Sub-Committee Jonathan Shaw 2 December 2008 Kimberly Clark/SEEDA meeting Jonathan Shaw 2 December 2008 SEEDA Infrastructure Event Jonathan Shaw 3 December 2008 City and East London JCP LOCOG Event Jonathan Shaw 3 December 2008 Canterbury Innovation Centre Jonathan Shaw 3 December 2008 MCCH Jonathan Shaw 4 December 2008 Include Me Too Conference Jonathan Shaw 4 December 2008 Equality 2025 Jonathan Shaw 4 December 2008 National Autistic Society Meeting Jonathan Shaw 8 December 2008 Placeshaper Housing Association Reception Jonathan Shaw 9 December 2008 RNIB Meeting Jonathan Shaw 9 December 2008 Remploy Meeting with Shop Stewards Jonathan Shaw 9 December 2008 Parkinson’s Disease Society Meeting Jonathan Shaw 9 December 2008 Tell Us Once Event Jonathan Shaw 9 December 2008 Employers’ Forum on Disability Meeting Jonathan Shaw 9 December 2008 IDEAS Meeting Jonathan Shaw 9 December 2008 Remploy and other Supported Businesses Procurement Meeting Jonathan Shaw 10 December 2008 Independent Living Funds Meeting Jonathan Shaw 10 December 2008 Welfare Reform Stakeholder Event Jonathan Shaw 10 December 2008 Care and Support Ministerial Meeting Jonathan Shaw 11 December 2008 Equality Bill Consultation Event Jonathan Shaw 12 December 2008 British Olympians and Paralympians Medallists Event Jonathan Shaw 15 December 2008 Meeting with Devolved Administration Ministers Jonathan Shaw 16 December 2008 SEEDC Jonathan Shaw 16 December 2008 Remploy Meeting Jonathan Shaw 16 December 2008 IDEAS Workshop Jonathan Shaw 16 December 2008 Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs (EPSCO) Jonathan Shaw 17 December 2008 Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs (EPSCO) Lord McKenzie 1 December 2008 SR Partnership Lord McKenzie 1 December 2008 Steel Construction Institute Lord McKenzie 2 December 2008 Inside Government Conference Lord McKenzie 2 December 2008 Evershed’s Lord McKenzie 3 December 2008 Launch of HSE New Strategy consultation Lord McKenzie 4 December 2008 Pension Consultants Lord McKenzie 5 December 2008 Birmingham New Hospital Joint Venture Lord McKenzie 9 December 2008 Annual Multi Pensions 2008 Lord McKenzie 9 December 2008 Trade Union Congress Lord McKenzie 10 December 2008 Personal Account Delivery Authority Lord McKenzie 10 December 2008 Confederation of British Industry Lord McKenzie 10 December 2008 National Association of Pension Funds Lord McKenzie 10 December 2008 Association of Consulting Actuaries Lord McKenzie 12 December 2008 Gateway Education centre and Shrewsbury Hospital Lord McKenzie 16 December 2008 National Association of Pension Funds Lord McKenzie 17 December 2008 Australian Health and Safety Minister