§ Mr. HallTo ask the Prime Minister (1) how many civil servants have been assigned to work on the Government's response to the Scott report as of 13 February; [15704]
(2) if he will list the grades and job titles of all civil servants who have worked on the preparation of the Government's response to the Scott report. [15706]
§ The Prime Minister[holding answer 16 February 1996]: The information is not held centrally and could therefore be assembled only at disproportionate cost. Access to the report itself prior to publication was, however, restricted to a small number of officials in the main Departments concerned.
§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Prime Minister if he will place in the Library a copy of his written statement and replies to written questions posed by Sir Richard Scott to the inquiry into trade with Iraq. [15694]
§ The Prime Minister[holding answer 16 February 1996]: I understand that Sir Richard Scott will be publishing these documents as soon as practicable.
§ Mr. SmithTo ask the Prime Minister if he will now list the titles of each of the papers his office made available to the Scott inquiry. [15701]
§ The Prime Minister[holding answer 16 February 1996]: I understand that Sir Richard Scott will be making available the source documents referred to in his report and responses to requests for written evidence as soon as possible.