P325 Teletext 325 Fjb12 22:14:22 ———— WESTMINSTER WEEK —————— MONDAY: Tories dismissed much of the Government's flagship package for Britain's 6m carers as a "recycling of announcements already made". It includes a £140m grant over three years to help carers take a break, but Tory Philip Hammond warned there was "a gap" between rhetoric and reality. Home Office Minister Paul Boating said the Government wanted carers to feel proud of what they do. ——————————————————————————————————1/4—— News in Focus 320 Headlines 300 Look out for our fantastic promotion; Win your holiday free. See p362 NOW News Poll Letters News Day LatestP325 Teletext 325 Fjb12 22:16:12 ———— WESTMINSTER WEEK —————— TUESDAY: OPs and parents were warned to be "vigilant" for signs of meningitis after an outbreak left three dead. Welsh Health Minister Jon Owen Jones told MPs staff and pupils at three schools in Pontypridd, south Wales, were being immunised against the disjasj, which had hit a 50-year peak. He said: "This is a dreadful illness, swift and sometimes fatal... but very treatable if prompt diagnosis is made." ——————————————————————————————————2/4—— News in Focus 320 Headlines 300 WEATHER FOR YOUR REGION p105P325 Teletext 325 Fjb12 22:18:22 ———— WESTMINSTER WEEK —————— WEDNESDAY: Prime Minister Tony Blair dismissed criticism of civil servants' conduct over the arms-to-Africa affair as "disproportionate and unfair". He clashed with Tory Leader William Hague ovjt the damning Foreign Affairs Select Committee report. Mr Hague said it described "failure at every level of the Foreign Office" and accused Mr Blair of rejecting the findings with "arrogance and contempt". ——————————————————————————————————3/4—— News in Focus 320 Headlines 300 WEATHER FOR YOUR REGION p105P325 Teletext 325 Fjb12 22:16:18 ———— WESTMINSTER WEEK —————— THURSDAY: British military equipment and some service members are to be sent to the area around strife-torn Kosovo in advance of any ground troops which may bj deployed to help secure a peace deal, the Government announced. Defence Secretary George Robertson said tanks, armoured vehicles and artillery would be loaded on to ships on Monday to be sent to the region. FRIDAY: Parliament was not sitting. ——————————————————————————————————4/4—— News in Focus 320 Headlines 300 WEATHER FOR YOUR REGION p105