§ Mr. SteinbergTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if, for each of the last three White Papers issued by his Department, for which legislation has been started, he will state the time elapsed between their publication and the First Readings of any Bills connected with them; and if he will do the same for the last three White Papers issued by his Department prior to May 1979.
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§ Mr. Archie HamiltonMy Department has not since 1979 issued White Papers which have formed the basis of subsequent legislation.
It is not for me to answer for the record of the previous Government in this matter, but the information requested should be available in the Library of the House and the official record.