§ Mr. RoweTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has to ensure that major publications from his Department are accompanied by a simultaneous electronic release of the text on the Internet. [37245]
§ Mr. ArbuthnotWe have already released on the MOD home page—http:www.mod.uk—a summary of the 1996"Statement on the Defence Estimates", and have a sub-page for major defence policy speeches. This is in addition to press releases and other information.
The use of the Internet is kept under continual review as we recognise its potential as a publishing medium.