To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will list his official engagements for each day since 4 May;

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister

(1) if he will list the meetings he will be (a) chairing and (b) attending in the week commencing Monday 15 May as part of his official duties;

(2) if he will list his official engagements for the week commencing 15 May;

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) if he will list his engagements relating to his responsibilities for overseeing the efficient development of Government policy in the week beginning 15 May.

I have had a number of official engagements since 4 May, including meetings with my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister, other members of Cabinet and a range of Government officials, as is usual in the discharge of my official duties. I have also been present in the House for a range of Government business.

In addition, I have been on an official visit to Finland in preparation for their forthcoming presidency of the European Union, where I met the Prime Minister, Foreign Minister and Minister of Trade and Industry amongst other dignitaries.

On behalf of my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister, I have chaired a meeting of the British Irish Council and very recently been on an official visit to Canada and the U.S.