HC Deb 17 February 1983 vol 37 cc233-4W
Mr. Spearing

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he made arrangements to forward to the Falkland Islands copies of the Official Report relating to each of the four full day debates in this House on aspects of the Falkland Islands; and how many copies of each day's debate were despatched prior to 1 February.

Mr. Onslow

A copy of the weekly edition of theOfficial Report is despatched to the Civil Commissioner as a matter of course. In addition, in view of the particular local interest in the economic development programme for the Falkland Islands, arrangements were made to send him 22 extra copies of the Official Report dated 22 December 1982, which recorded the one-day debate on the Shackleton report. Arrangements were also made to send extracts from three of the four debates in question by telegram.

Mr. Spearing

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he took to dispatch to the Falkland Islands copies of the Franks report Cmnd.

Regional Areas Accounting year up to October
1983 Per cent. 1982 Per cent. 1981 Per cent. 1980 Per cent.
London—associated offices in the above regional areas 75 72 79 45
Remaining regional areas 63 65 71 61