HC Deb 05 March 2003 vol 400 c1033W
Mr. Jenkin

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will place in the Library a transcript of the press briefings held by the Minister for Defence Procurement and the Chief of Defence Procurement following his statement on the Future Carriers. [98815]

Mr. Ingram

Transcripts of press conferences are usually required for internal use only, and are not placed in the Library of the House. However, recognising the public interest in such events, we have decided that in future, transcripts of press conferences will be made available in the news section of the Ministry of Defence Internet site at: www.news.mod.uk. I refer the hon. Member to the website where a transcript of this particular press conference has been posted.