HC Deb 29 July 1988 vol 138 cc712-4W
Mr. George

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many memoranda by his Department have been submitted to(a) the Foreign Affairs Committee and (b) other Select Committees so far this Session; and if he will itemise which other Committees have been in receipt of such memoranda.

Mrs. Chalker

Memoranda have been submitted as follows:

Memo's
(a)Foreign Affairs Committee 26
(b) Other Select Committees:- 5
(i) Defence Committee 3
(ii) Treasury and Civil Service Committees 2

Mr George

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many Bills were sponsored by his Department in the Session 1986–87 and so far in the present Session; and if he will state which Bills and on what date they received Royal Assent.

Mrs. Chalker

The FCO sponsored the following Bills in the last two Sessions:

All of these became Acts; they received the Royal Assent on 15 May 1987.

1987–1988

These received the Royal Assent on 9 February 1988 and 24 March respectively.

Mr. George

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many(a) oral statements, (b) answers to private notice questions and (c) statutory instruments have emanated from his Department in the present Session.

Mrs. Chalker

Figures are as follows:

Number
(a) Oral statements 3
(b) Private notice questions 6
(c) Statutory instruments (including Sis made in the last session and laid before Parliament in the current session) 66

Committee Date Subject Grade
HCS 1A
HCS 3 × 2
Public Accounts 16 December 1987 Manpower Element of Technical Cooperation HCS 5
Foreign Affairs 27 January 1988 Arms Control and Disarmament DS4
HCS 3
HCS 5 × 2
Foreign Affairs 3 February 1988 Famine in the Horn of Africa HCS 6
Foreign Affairs 10 February 1988 The Iran/Iraq Conflict DS4
Public Accounts 15 February 1988 BAOR DS Senior Grade
Defence 17 February 1988 Belize DS Senior Grade
HCS 5
Foreign Affairs 30 March 1988 Famine in the Horn of Africa HCS 6
DS Senior Grade × 3
DS 4
Foreign Affairs 13 April 1988 FCO Estimates DS 5
HCS 1A
HCS 3 × 2
Foreign Affairs 20 April 1988 Supply Estimates 1988–89 HCS 5 × 2
HCS 3
Foreign Affairs 4 May 1988 Famine in the Horn of Africa HCS 5 × 3

Mr.George

To ask the Secretary of State for foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many times he and Ministers from his Department have appeard before Select

Committee Date Witness Subject
Foreign Affairs 27 January 1988 Secretary of State Sir Geoffrey Howe Arms Control the Iran-Iraq Conflict
Foreign Affairs 10 February 1988 Mr. D. Mellor The Iran-Iraq Conflict
Foreign Affairs 30 March Mr. C. Patten Famine in the Horn of Africa
Foreign Affairs 20 April Mr. D. Mellor The Iran-Iraq Conflict
Foreign Affairs 15 June Mr. D. Mellor Famine in the Horn of Africa

Mr. George

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many full and part-time staff are engaged in parliamentary liaison for his Department.

Mrs. Chalker

Twelve persons are engaged in parliamentary liaison work.

Mr. George

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many delegations he and his ministerial colleagues received from(a) hon. Members and (b) groups which contained hon. Members in the last parliamentary Session.

Mr. Waldegrave

The details requested are as follows:

  1. (a) 169
  2. (b) 84

Mr. George

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many parliamentary questions have been answered by Ministers in his Department in the Session 1987–88 so far.

Mrs. Chalker

Records indicate that 3,285 parliamentary questions have been answered in the Session 1987–88 so far.

Mr. George

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many times witnesses from his Department, other than Ministers, have appeared before Select Committees for this Session; and if he will identify the Committees, date, subject and the grade of witnesses.

Mrs. Chalker

The information is as follows:

Committees so far this Session; and if he will identify the Committees, the date, the ministerial witness and the subject.

Mrs. Chalker

Mr. George

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many letters he and his ministerial colleagues wrote to right hon. and hon. Members in the parliamentary Session 1987–88.

Mr. Waldegrave

Letters to Members of Parliament during this Session number 13,713.