HOUSE OF COMMONS
LONDON SW1A OAA

Rt Hon David Blunkett
MP for Sheffield Brightside and
Secretary of State for Education and Employment
House of Commons Office -

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Date as postmark

Dear Sir/Madam

Thank you for your letter to my House of Commons Office.

Due to the volume of correspondence that we are now receiving on education and employment matters, it is necessary to transfer your letter automatically to the Department for Education and Employment. This is so that it can be processed in the normal way. enabling detailed work to be undertaken before a reply is sent.

Pleae forgive any short delay, which is caused by the transfer of your letter to the Department and the necessary work being undertaken by the most appropriate official.

If you do not have a reply within three weeks of receiving this letter, please contact Mathew Fuller on

Yours sincerely

Rt Hon David Blunkett MP