Member for North-West Cambridgeshire will receive a reply to his letter of 23 March on behalf of his constituents, Mr. and Mrs. McGuire. Member's letter concerning his constituents' Mr. and Mrs. McGuire was sent on 30 April 2001. St. Mary's Hospital, Paddington, London. Since 3 May 1997, no more than two special advisers have been in post at any one time. Their work is informed by the performance information collected by the local council, through the performance assessment framework.
Some inspections cover broad areas of services, such as children's services.
Others focus on more specific tasks, such as monitoring the performance of authorities which are subject to special measures. Many agencies beyond social services departments have child protection responsibilities. For the first time ever, beginning later this year, there will be a programme of children's safeguards inspections. It will therefore include inspectors from Ofsted, the Commission for Health Improvement, Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary, HMI Prisons, and will be supported by the Magistrates Courts Service Inspectorate and the Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate. To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what estimate he has made of the interim marketing budgets of the regional tourist boards for the next 12 months.