HC Deb 10 April 2002 vol 383 cc64-5W
Tony Wright

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the administrative manuals and internal guidance which his Department has made public as required by Part 1 of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information; and which of these were first made available after May 1997. [45397]

Mr. MacShane

Administrative manuals and internal guidances made public as required by Part 1 of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information are as listed. This list may not be fully comprehensive. Not all the information requested is centrally recorded and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

1995 Code of Practice on Access to Government Information—How to apply to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

1996 Outline Note on the Management of FCO Records

1997 March Guidance to Desk Officers on Export Licence and Arms Working Party Applications Summary of Guidance to Reviewers of FCO Records

July Criteria to be used in considering licence application for the export of conventional arms Internal Guidance on Handling of Complaints About Maladministration by FCO staff

1998 Revised edition of Human Rights in Foreign Policy: Guidelines for Posts and Departments Revised edition of Guidance for Desk Officers on Export Licence and Arms Working Party Applications

1999 Revised edition of Human Rights in Foreign Policy: Guidelines for Posts and Departments

2000 Entry Clearance Best Practice Treaties and MOUs: Guidance on Practice and Procedures Handling of inquiries under the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information Guide to Data Protection Act 1998

2001 Annual Training Manual Records Management in the FCO: Policy Statement and Best Practice Manual.