HC Deb 08 June 1998 vol 313 cc424-5W
Mr. Wilshire

To ask the Prime Minister which(a) Ministers in HM Government and (b) parliamentary private secretaries have spoken to the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee on matters relating to the Committee's First Special report of Session 1997–98 (HC 760) Sierra Leone: Exchange of Correspondence with the Foreign Secretary. [44321]

The Prime Minister

[holding answer 5 June 1998]: I would expect Ministers and parliamentary private secretaries to have spoken both formally and informally to members of the Foreign Affairs Committee from all parties over the last few weeks on issues relating to Sierra Leone. This is part of the normal interface between Select Committees and Government.