§ Dr. IddonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many complaints his Department has received about its 2001 consultations in electronic or printed form. [70987]
§ Dr. Moonie12. Of these, 11 were received in writing and one by electronic means.
§ Dr. IddonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence which consultation documents published by his Department in 2001 were not made available as paper copies. [70988]
§ Dr. MoonieAll of the Ministry of Defence's consultations issued in 2001 were either made available as paper copies or were available in paper copy on request.
§ Dr. IddonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how long his Department allowed for consultation on each consultation document it published in 2001 in(a) electronic and (b) printed form. [70983]
§ Dr. MoonieThe Ministry of Defence published seven consultations in 2001. The amount of time given for responses did not differ according to the format of the consultation. Times allowed for response, either in writing or electronically, were
The Future of the Defence Diversification Agency: six weeks;The Military Maritime Graves and the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986: three months;Proposed Introduction of the Voluntary Screening Programme Following Health Concerns in Respect of Depleted Uranium: four weeks;Armed Forces Pension Scheme Review: five months; Joint Compensation Review: five months;2nd Consultative Document on the Introduction of a Voluntary Screening Programme for Depleted Uranium: 12 weeks;MOD Police Quinquennial Review: six months.
§ Dr. IddonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether consultation documents published by his Department in 2001 carried the consultation criteria a s recommended in the Cabinet Office code of practice on written consultations. [70984]
§ Dr. MoonieAll of the consultation documents published by the Department in 2001 were published electronically, and the Ministry of Defence Consultation webpage includes links to the Cabinet Office code of practice on written consultations, which contains the consultation criteria.
§ Dr. IddonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence in what format his Department has published the results of its 2001 written consultations. [70985]
§ Dr. MoonieOf the seven consultations published in 2001, two have not yet reported. Of the remainder, results for one were published on the Consultation webpage of the Ministry of Defence website and in printed format, and two were published on the Consultation webpage of the MOD website but would have been made available in printed format if requested. The results of the last two will be published shortly.