§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister how much it would cost to send a summary of the Government's annual report to each taxpayer. [7122]
§ The Deputy Prime MinisterThe Government have said they do not intend to publish an annual report.
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§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will continue to publish an annual report from Government. [7121]
§ The Deputy Prime MinisterThe Government announced in July that they were considering whether to continue with the annual report in its current form. The1222W Government will continue to report to Parliament and the public on its performance through a variety of means such as reports, statistical bulletins, ministerial statements and parliamentary questions. The information in the annual report was in any event a collation of existing, publicly available material and we have decided not to continue with it.