§ Mr. FoulkesTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley of 17 January,Official Report, column 571, if he will list the wide range of groups from which he seeks advice on presentational aspects of policy; which of them are paid and which unpaid; what are their terms of reference in each case; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. HurdA complete list of all groups from which the FCO seeks advice could be compiled only at disproprtionate cost. The following are illustrative examples
Mr. E. R. I. Allan OBE, is employed as a consultant to advise on British official participation in international exhibitions.The British Atlantic Committee and Peace Through NATO advise on the presentation of defence and376W
Maintained school leavers in England Aggregation over 1987, 1988, 1989 Percentage of leavers with grades A-C at GCSE/O-level/CSE Modern foreign languages Mathematics English Local education authority rank rank rank Barking 5.3 (95) 17.5 (93) 25.8 (95) Barnet 25.8 (4) 44.5 (1) 50.5 (4) Bexley 14.5 (47) 33.6 (16) 41.3 (32) Brent 14.8 (44) 27.0 (63) 39.0 (44) Bromley 18.1 (19) 33.1 (22) 43.8 (18)
disarmament issues. This advice is informal and unpaid although BAC and PTN do receive grant aid from the government.Hariri Page were commissioned in 1990 to advise on methods of evaluating information work overseas, including market research techniques, targeting, training and reporting procedures.Moon Communications has recently completed a consultancy on the management of FCO publications. This included the production of a design manual to ensure consistency of presentation, advice on specific publications and technical assistance on visual presentation.Shandwick PLC have provided advice on an informal and unpaid basis on public and media response to the Gulf Crisis. Young and Rubicam have provided advice on public perceptions of the crisis on the same basis.