§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Select Committee recommendations have been made about, and how many accepted by, his Department since April 1989.
§ Mr. HanleySince April 1989, the Defence Select Committee has published 42 reports on matters relating to my Department. These reports, together with the Government responses made to them, are available in the Library of the House; Government responses to the reports have appeared either as command papers, or have been published as special reports by the Defence Select Committee itself. My Department has contributed to the work of other Select Committees as requested; any reports reflecting these contributions are also available in the Library. The "Sessional Information Digest" lists Select Committee reports and provides reference numbers to Government responses up to the start of the current Session. Similar information for the current Session may be found in the House of Commons "Weekly Information Bulletin". Alternatively, Select Committee reports and the Government responses relating to them may be traced through the POLIS data base in the Library.