HC Deb 28 November 2001 vol 375 cc932-3W
Mr. Dhanda

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will make a statement on the outcome of the Quinquennial Review of the Ordnance Survey. [17985]

Ms Keeble

I have received the Stage 1 Report of the Quinquennial Review of Ordnance Survey and will make an announcement shortly.

Mr. Clifton-Brown

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he has concluded his consideration of the formal review of the Ordnance Survey Framework Document 1999 undertaken by the Ordnance Survey Management Board. [18170]

Ms Keeble

I refer the hon. Member to the answer that the then Under-Secretary of State my hon. Friend the Member for Stretford and Urmston (Beverley Hughes) gave on 15 February 2001,Official Report, columns 220–21W, to my hon. Friend the Member for Bolton, West (Ruth Kelly) announcing the Quinquennial Review to the House.

For the current Quinquennial Review, CMG Admiral was appointed to carry out the task following a competitive tendering process. The review has provided extensive opportunities for consultation with internal and external stakeholders.

Following the completion of Stage 1, I have since received the Report of the Quinquennial Review of Ordnance Survey and will make an announcement shortly.