§ Sandra GidleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many consultation documents were issued by her Department from(a) 15 October to 14 January, (b) 15 January to 14 April, (c) 15 April to 14 July and (d) 15 July to 14 October in each year from 1996. [12877]
§ Mrs. LiddellFrom 1996 the Scottish Office issued the following number of consultation documents for the periods 15 October to 14 January, 15 January to 14 April, 15 April to 14 July and 15 July to 14 October:
Scottish Office Consultation Documents Issued: 1996 1997 1998 1999 15 October—14 January1 23 18 31 — 15 January—14 April 29 11 33 27 15 April—14 July 26 16 27 12 15 July—14 October 28 20 20 — 1 Of following year The Scotland Office was established in its present form on 1 July 1999. The Department since that date has issued no consultation documents. The Scotland Office is a small Government Department with minimal programme expenditure and no responsibility for service delivery functions.