HC Deb 30 November 1999 vol 340 c166W
Mr. Menzies Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the titles of departmental reports being prepared with a view to publication in(a) 1999 and (b) 2000, stating in each case the planned date of publication. [99673]

Mr. Hain

Consistent with current Whitehall-wide practice, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's annual Department reports are published 21 days after the spring Budget(a) On 30 March 1999, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office published "Foreign and Commonwealth Office—The Government's Expenditure Plans 1999–2000 to 2001–02" (CM 4209) (b) In Spring 2000, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office will publish "Foreign and Commonwealth Office—The Government's Expenditure Plans 2000–01 to 2001–02". It is not possible to specify the exact publication date until the date of the spring Budget has been decided.