HC Deb 15 March 1983 vol 39 cc112-3W
Mr. George

asked the Seceretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list those occasions when (a) memoranda have been submitted by his Department to Select Committees other than the Foreign Affairs Committee, (b) witnesses from his Department have appeared before such Committees, together with dates and for each year since 1979.

Mr. Rifkind

The available information in respect of both the Foreign and Commonwealh Office diplomatic wing and the Overseas Development Administration is as follows. It excludes FCO/ODA memoranda submitted to, and witnesses appearing before, the Foreign Affairs Committee and its Sub-Committee on Overseas Development. It also excludes details of FCO/ODA memoranda and witnesses in respect of the European Legislation Scrutiny Committee, for which no central record is kept.

(A) Memoranda submitted to Select Committees

  • 1979—None.

1980

  • 25 February—Public Accounts (2).
  • 26 February—Public Accounts (2).
  • March—Scottish Affairs.
  • April—Agriculture.
  • May—Industry and Trade.
  • May—Scottish Affairs.
  • October—Defence.
  • October—Scottish Affairs.
  • November—Scottish Affairs.

1981

  • February—Public Accounts.
  • 10 February—Home Affairs (Sub-Committee on Race Relations and Immigration).
  • 13 April—Public Accounts.
  • 27 November—Home Affairs (Sub-Committee on Race Relations and Immigration).

1982

  • 17 March—Home Affairs (Sub-Committee on Race Relations and Immigration).
  • 25 March—Home Affairs (Sub-Committee on Race Relations and Immigration).
  • 30 March—Public Accounts.
  • 23 April—Home Affairs (Sub-Committee on Race Relations and Immigration).
  • 5 May—Home Affairs (Sub-Committee on Race Relations and Immigration).
  • 30 June—Public Accounts.
  • 10 December—Industry and Trade.
  • 21 December—Home Affairs.
  • December—Industry and Trade.

1983

  • 12 January—Industry and Trade.
  • 1 February—Public Accounts.
  • 24 February—Public Accounts.
  • 28 February—Public Accounts.
  • 4 March—Public Accounts.

(B) Witnesses appearing before Select Committees

  • 1979—None.

1980

  • 11 February—Public Accounts.
  • 11 March—Scottish Affairs.
  • 1 May—Agriculture.
  • 5 November—Scottish Affairs.

1981

  • 12 February—Home Affairs (Sub-Committee on Race Relations and Immigration).
  • 23 February—Public Accounts.
  • 25 February—Public Accounts.
  • 7 December—Home Affairs (Sub-Committee on Race Relations and Immigration).

1982

  • 1 March—Treasury and Civil Service.
  • 26 April—Home Affairs (Sub-Committee on Race Relations and Immigration).

1983

  • 24 January—Education, Science and Arts.
  • 26 January—Home Affairs.
  • 7 February—Public Accounts.
  • 7 March—Public Accounts.