Department of Trade and Industry
Prime Minister
David Laws (Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Work & Pensions; Yeovil, Liberal Democrat)
To ask the Prime Minister what plans he has for the future of the Department of Trade and Industry as a separate Department of Government; and if he will make a statement.
Tony Blair (Prime Minister; Sedgefield, Labour)
The allocation of responsibilities across Government is kept under close review and changes to the machinery of government are made as and when necessary.