diff --git a/Modules/mip_email.pck b/Modules/mip_email.pck
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0eddcfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Modules/mip_email.pck
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+create or replace package mip_email is
+
+  -- Author  : MULLENMD
+  -- Created : 02/11/2007 13:46:43
+  -- Purpose : Allow the system to send emails.
+  
+  -- Public type declarations
+  PROCEDURE send_email(p_recipient IN VARCHAR2,
+                     p_body IN VARCHAR2,
+                     p_subject IN VARCHAR2);
+
+  PROCEDURE send_email(p_recipient IN VARCHAR2,
+                     p_body IN VARCHAR2,
+                     p_body_html IN VARCHAR2,
+                     p_subject IN VARCHAR2);
+                     
+  PROCEDURE send_email(p_recipient IN VARCHAR2,
+                     p_body IN CLOB,
+                     p_body_html IN CLOB,
+                     p_subject IN VARCHAR2);
+                     
+end mip_email;
+/
+create or replace package body mip_email is
+
+  PROCEDURE send_email(p_recipient IN VARCHAR2,
+                     p_body IN VARCHAR2,
+                     p_subject IN VARCHAR2) IS
+  
+    l_from VARCHAR2(50) := 'Mike.Hock@AdvanticaGroup.com';
+  BEGIN
+    apex_mail.send(p_to => p_RECIPIENT,
+                 p_from => l_from,
+                 p_body => p_body,
+                 p_subj => p_subject);
+  END;
+  
+   PROCEDURE send_email(p_recipient IN VARCHAR2,
+                     p_body IN VARCHAR2,
+                     p_body_html IN VARCHAR2,
+                     p_subject IN VARCHAR2) IS
+  
+    l_from VARCHAR2(50) := 'Mike.Hock@AdvanticaGroup.com';
+  BEGIN
+    apex_mail.send(p_to => p_recipient,
+                 p_from => l_from,
+                 p_body => p_body,
+                 p_body_html => p_body_html,
+                 p_subj => p_subject);
+  END;
+  
+   PROCEDURE send_email(p_recipient IN VARCHAR2,
+                     p_body IN CLOB,
+                     p_body_html IN CLOB,
+                     p_subject IN VARCHAR2) IS
+  
+    l_from VARCHAR2(50) := 'Mike.Hock@AdvanticaGroup.com';
+  BEGIN
+    apex_mail.send(p_to => p_recipient,
+                 p_from => l_from,
+                 p_body => p_body,
+                 p_body_html => p_body_html,
+                 p_subj => p_subject);
+  END;
+  
+end mip_email;
+/
diff --git a/Modules/mip_parties.pck b/Modules/mip_parties.pck
index 01b47df..765d034 100644
--- a/Modules/mip_parties.pck
+++ b/Modules/mip_parties.pck
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE mip_parties AS
     RETURN NUMBER;
   FUNCTION get_user_role(p_username IN VARCHAR2) 
     return varchar2;
+  FUNCTION has_supplier(p_username IN VARCHAR2, p_supplierid IN VARCHAR) return boolean;
   PROCEDURE add_address(p_address addresses%ROWTYPE);
   PROCEDURE add_partyaddress(p_addr_code IN VARCHAR2, p_prty_id IN INTEGER);
   PROCEDURE add_partyrole(p_role_code IN VARCHAR2, p_prty_id IN NUMBER);
@@ -321,7 +322,29 @@ CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE BODY mip_parties AS
   --
 
   --
- 
-
+  /*
+   FUNCTION has_supplier
+   - Returns true if a supplier is found for a supplied username.  Searches the parties
+   - table for a matching username, if the name is found the users id is returned.
+   - That id is used to search the party_roles table to get the role keycode.
+   %param p_username - the name of the user you want to find the supplier for.
+   %param p_supplierid - the id of the supplier you want to check the user against.
+  */
+  FUNCTION has_supplier(p_username IN VARCHAR2, p_supplierid IN VARCHAR) return boolean as 
+    cursor c_userrole is select ID 
+                        from PARTIES p, PARTY_RELATIONSHIPS pr
+                        where p.ID = pr.TO_PARL_PRTY_ID
+   and pr.FROM_PARL_PRTY_ID = get_user_id(p_username)
+   and pr.TO_PARL_RT_CODE = 'SUPP'
+   and pr.FROM_PARL_RT_CODE = 'AGENT';
+  begin
+   for userrole_rec in c_userrole loop
+     if p_supplierid = userrole_rec.id then
+       return true;
+     end if;
+   end loop;
+   return false;
+  end has_supplier; 
+  
 END mip_parties;
 /
diff --git a/Modules/mip_regions.pck b/Modules/mip_regions.pck
index ef662c3..e41d40c 100644
--- a/Modules/mip_regions.pck
+++ b/Modules/mip_regions.pck
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE BODY mip_regions IS
   {*} ANAbNAA e.g. W1A 1HP
   {*} AANAbNAA e.g. EC1A 1BB
   */
-
   FUNCTION reformat_postcode_string(p_string IN VARCHAR2) RETURN VARCHAR2 IS
     l_return VARCHAR2(8);
   BEGIN