§ Mr. David ShawTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the work his Department has carried out in the past 12 months in making information about his Department available to the public via the Government world wide web server known as www.open.gov.uk and his plans and policies to make additional and new information available electronically on the server in the next 12 months. [34677]
§ Mr. HanleyFrom 1 May 1995, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, diplomatic wing, began publishing a range of regularly updated information material on the world wide web, including speeches and statements, press releases, consular and travel advice and a selection of other material on international issues. The service can be accessed under the address http://www.fco.gov.uk.
The Overseas Development Administration makes available material on development issues through the "one World Online" web site at the address http://www/oneworld.org/oda/. It is also actively considering ways of publishing more general information through either the Government world wide web server www.open.gov.uk or the Foreign and Commonwealth Office server detailed above."