Commission for the Restitution of Monetary Gold

HC Deb 14 October 1996 vol 282 c652W

Mr. Rooker

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a formal request to the UK partners on the tripartite gold commission to produce annual reports regarding meetings and expenses. [40650]

Mr. David Davis

We will make a request. I shall write to the hon. Member with the results.

Mr. Rooker

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on what date and in what form he last reported to Parliament on the work of the tripartite commission for the restitution of monetary gold; and if he will make a statement. [40649]

Mr. Davis

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by the hon. Member for Morecambe and Lunesdale, the then Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on 12 March 1991,Official Report, column 433.