HC Deb 19 July 1993 vol 229 cc22-3W
Mr. Alfred Morris

To ask the Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission if he will make arrangements for hon. Members to be notified in advance of publication dates of National Audit Office reports.

Sir Peter Hordern

National Audit Office reports are listed in the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons when they are laid before Parliament prior to publication. They are also recorded on the daily papers list produced by the Vote Office which lists all parliamentary papers published on a particular day. This list is displayed in the Members' Lobby.

The National Audit Office also give notification of its intention to publish reports in a monthly press notice. This is supported by press notices on each individual report which are released under embargo 36 hours in advance of publication. All these press notices are available at the press notice desk of the House of Commons Library.

An advance press notice listing forthcoming reports in August will be published within the next two or three weeks.