§ Mr. MacleanTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) if he will instruct his(a) desk officers and (b) relevant staff overseas to compile a list of those articles written by the Prime Minister which they have successfully placed in foreign media; and if he will place that list in the Library; [73606]
(2) if he will list those articles (a) he and (b) his Ministers have written for foreign publications since 1 May 1997; [73605]
685W(3) if he will make it his policy to record for future reference those articles his Department places in the foreign press provided by the Prime Minister's Office; [73604]
(4) if he will list those (a) ministers, (b) other parliamentarians and (c) non-parliamentarians who have written articles for which his Department has facilitated placement in the foreign press and foreign journals since 1 May 1997. [73602]
§ Mr. FatchettWe do not maintain the records necessary to compile lists of this sort. To do so would not be a worthwhile use of resources.