§ Mr. Brocklebank-Fowlerasked the Lord Privy Seal if he is satisfied with the arrangements that have been made to enable the general public to obtain copies of "The Brandt Commission Report Memorandum Prepared by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office for the Overseas Development Sub-Committee of the Select Committee for Foreign Affairs "; what these arrangements are; and why the memorandum cannot be purchased from Her Majesty's Stationery Office.
§ Mr. HurdMembers of the public may obtain copies of the memorandum on application to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The copies which were printed over and above those provided for the use of both Houses were intended primarily to enable us to reply to enquiries from the public and from voluntary organisations about the Government's attitude to the Brandt report.
§ Mr. Brocklebank-Fowlerasked the Lord Privy Seal how many copies of "The Brandt Commission Report Memorandum Prepared by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office for the Overseas Development Sub-Committee of the Select Committee for Foreign Affairs" were printed; and, of these, how many were available for the general public.
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§ Mr. Hurd1,000 copies were printed in the first instance, of which about 450 were made available to Members of both Houses and about 100 were distributed to diplomatic posts and international organisations. The remainder were made available for the general public. Further copies are now being printed, also for the general public.
§ Mr. Brocklebank-Fowlerasked the Lord Privy Seal what arrangements were made by Her Majesty's Government to inform members of the press of the publication of "The Brandt Commission Report Memorandum Prepared by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office for the Overseas Development Sub-Committee of the Select Committee for Foreign Affairs".
§ Mr. HurdCopies were made available to members of the press on request in the usual way at the daily Foreign and Commonwealth Office press briefing on 16 July.