HC Deb 22 July 2002 vol 389 c765W
Andrew Mackinlay

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer of 16 July 2002,Official Report, column 175W, on Overseas Territories, which seven Overseas Territories have produced and published statistics over the five year period up to and including either 2000 or 2001; and if he will in each case indicate the years in that period that no publication was made in respect of each overseas territory. [71570]

Mr. Mike O'Brien

Further to my answer of 16 July 2002,Official Report, column 175W, on Overseas Territories, the following seven Overseas Territories have produced and published statistics annually over the last five year period: Anguilla, British Virgin Islands, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Falklands Islands, St. Helena, and Turks and Caicos Islands.

Andrew Mackinlay

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer of 16 July 2002,Official Report, column 175W, on Overseas Territories, if he has assessed the recent publication of a compendium of statistics by Gibraltar to be of a standard and detail satisfactory to his Department. [71572]

Peter Hain

Following his request to the Chief Minister of Gibraltar my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary has recently received a copy of the Abstract of Statistics from the Government of Gibraltar. We will be assessing its contents in due course.