HC Deb 18 July 1996 vol 281 c664W
Mr. Rowe

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what plans he has ensure that major publications from his Department are accompanied by a simultaneous electronic release of the text on the Internet. [37238]

Sir John Wheeler

The Department of Finance and Personnel has had a presence on the Internet since May 1995 and provides an electronic publication service for Northern Ireland Departments and the Northern Ireland Office.

Each Department has identified a senior official who is responsible for co-operating with departmental business managers to determine which publications should be published on the Internet.