§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) on what basis he decides which of his publications should be available to hon. Members in the Vote Office on the day of publication;
(2) how many reports he has published in the last 12 months; and how many of these were made available in the Vote Office on the day of publication.
§ Mr. Donald ThompsonReports and other material, compiled by my Department and published by HMSO should be available to hon. Members under arrangements agreed between HMSO and the House authorities. I make other important material available if, for example, the document is of direct interest to a parliamentary debate, or referred to in a parliamentary answer. In the last 12 months HMSO published 14 reports on behalf of my Department. Other than HMSO publications the Department made 98 documents available to hon. Members by placing copies in the House Libraries and copies of 490 documents were lodged in the Vote Office. The total number of documents which my Department made available to the public is not held centrally.