Written question asked by David Amess (Conservative) on Tuesday, 27 June 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 29 June 2006. It was answered by David Cairns (Labour) on Tuesday, 25 July 2006 on behalf of the Scotland Office.

Departmental Publications

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the unnumbered command papers produced by his Department in each session since 1976; how (a) hon. Members and (b) members of the public can (i) inspect and (ii) obtain copies; and if he will make a statement.

Answer: The Scotland Office was established on 1 July 1999.Documents which are laid before Parliament as Unnumbered Command Papers are generally restricted to Explanatory Notes to Treaties, Explanatory Memorandum to Statutory Instruments and some Treasury Minutes. All other documents are published in the Numbered Command Papers series.Copies of the Office's Explanatory Memoranda to Statutory Instruments are, as is the usual practice, made available via the Vote Office.

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