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Work and Pensions Secretary James Purnell spent over an hour answering your questions on welfare reform in a live webchat today.

Health minister Lord Darzi has answered a range of questions from the public following the publication of his report on the future of the NHS earlier this week.

19 June 2008
Louise Casey, former adviser on Respect, spent over an hour answering your questions on the Criminal Justice System in our live webchat.

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Moderator says: Louise Casey, former adviser on the Respect agenda, is due to deliver the Casey Review to the Government on ways to [...]

Douglas Alexander, Secretary of State for International Development, answered your questions on economic development in our Downing Street webchat today.

Douglas Alexander’s biography (DfID website)
Webchat archive

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Moderator says: Douglas Alexander, Secretary of State for International Development, will take part in a live webchat in Downing Street on Wednesday 7 May at 13:00 BST.
The webchat [...]

17 April 2008
Home Secretary Jacqui Smith spent over an hour answering your questions this afternoon in our live webchat.
Jacqui dealt with questions on the new Border Agency, neighbourhood policing teams and immigration.

Jacqui Smith biography (Home Office website)
Webchat archive

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Moderator says: Home Secretary Jacqui Smith will be in Downing Street on 17 April [...]

12 March 2008
Find out what happened when you questioned Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills John Denham about the Government’s plans to make Britain a leader in science and innovation.

John Denham biography

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Moderator says: John Denham, Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skiils, will take part in a live [...]

25 February 2008
Hazel Blears spent over an hour this morning answering your questions on the new strategy for housing and older people, and other topics including faith, communities and regional development.

Hazel Blears biography (Communities and Local Government website)

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Moderator says: Hazel Blears, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, will be in [...]

28 January 2008
John Hutton, Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, spent over an hour answering your questions on energy this afternoon in our live webchat.

John Hutton’s biography (BERR website)

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Moderator says: We’ve got lots of questions in and the Minister has just arrived, so we’ll be starting in the next minute [...]