§ Mr. Georgeasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list those occasions when (a) memoranda have been submitted by his Department to Select Committees other than the Defence Committee and (b) witnesses from his Department have appeared before such committees, together with the dates, for each year since 1979.
§ Mr. PattieThe information is as follows:
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Year and Select Committee Subject Number of memoranda submitted by MOD and dates Number of evidence sessions attended by MOD witnesses and dates 1979 NIL 1980 Industry and Trade Committee Measures to prevent Collisions and Strandings of Noxious 1 (June 1980) 1 (30 June 1980) Cargo Carriers in Waters around the United Kingdom Scottish Affairs Committee Civil Service Dispersal 1 (November 1980) 1 (5 November 1980) Foreign Affairs Committee Cyprus 1 (November 1980) — 1981 Foreign Affairs Committee Gibraltar 3 (March 1981 (2) and May 1981) 1 (25 March 1981) Treasury and Civil Service Efficiency and Effectiveness in the Civil Service 2 (October 1981 and December 1981) 1 (2 December 1981) Committee 1982 Treasury and Civil Service Efficiency and Effectiveness in the Civil Service 2 (January 1982 and February 1982) — Committee Treasury and Civil Service Budgetary Reform 2 (February 1982 and April 1982) 1 (22 February 1982) Committee Education, Science and Arts University Funding of Research Projects 1 (March 1982) — Committee Select Committee on Procedure (Finance) Parliamentary Control of Long-Term Expenditure Projects — 1 (9 November 1982) 1983 Select Committee on Procedure (Finance) Parliamentary Control of Long-Term Expenditure Projects 1 (February 1983) —