§ Mr. Wigginasked the Secretary of State for Defence what consultations with interested parties he proposes to hold before making decisions on the Sharp-Hansford report on the Meteorological Office.
§ Mr. LeeConsultations with interested parties will take place as appropriate before recommendations of the report are implemented.
§ Mr. Wigginasked the Secretary of State for Defence to which outside individuals or bodies he has already circulated copies of the Sharp-Hansford report on the Meteorological Office.
§ Mr. LeeMessrs Sharp-Hansford's inquiries included consultation with my Department, Her Majesty's Treasury, the Department of Transport, the Civil Aviation Authority and the British Aviation Standing Conference, as well as the Meteorological Office itself. Copies of the final report have been sent by my Department to these bodies as part of the decision-making process.
§ Mr. Wigginasked the Secretary of State for Defence when he expects to be in a position to announce decisions on the recommendations of the Sharp-Hansford report on the Meteorological Office.
§ Mr. Wigginasked the Secretary of State for Defence on what date the Sharp-Hansford report on the Meteorological Office was submitted to him.