HC Deb 11 April 2000 vol 348 cc114-5W
Mr. Maude

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what formal contact his Department had with the Britain-Russia Centre during the last year; and if he will make a statement on the future relationship between his Department and the Britain-Russia Centre. [118641]

Mr. Vaz

My Department is in regular contact with the Britain-Russia Centre, including being represented in an ex-officio capacity on its Executive Committee. A statement on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's relationship with the Britain-Russia Centre is contained in the report by the Foreign Affairs Committee on Relations with Russia (page 124), copies of which are available in the Libraries of the House.

Mr. Maude

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which members of the Britain-Russia Centre were consulted as part of his Department's last Quinquennial Review into the Britain-Russia Centre. [118665]

Mr. Vaz

The individuals and organisations consulted during the 1999 Quinquennial Review of the Britain-Russia Centre included the Director, all members of staff at the Centre and also members of the Centre's Executive Committee.