Written question asked by Andrew Mackinlay (Labour) on Friday, 2 June 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 7 June 2000. It was answered by John Battle (Labour) on Wednesday, 7 June 2000 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which Overseas Territories' legislatures' have e-mail addresses; and which of these can be used to contact individual members of those legislatures; when his Department will make an up-to-date list of members of all Overseas Territories' legislatures, together with their point of contact, available in the Library; and if he will make it his Department's practice for this to be updated regularly.

Answer: Mr. Mackinlay: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) which Overseas Territories legislatures have e-mail addresses; and which of these can be used to contact individual members of those legislatures; [124842] (2) when his Department will make an up-to-date list of members of all Overseas Territories legislatures, together with their point of contact, available in the Library; and if he will make it his Department's practice for this to be updated regularly. [124841] Mr. Battle: My Department is in the process of compiling a list of elected members of those Overseas Territories which have a legislature, together with contact details, including e-mail addresses where these exist. This will be placed in the House of Commons Library and will be updated after elections in the territories. The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association is in regular contact with elected members both in the UK and in the territories and provides a forum for direct liaison between the two.

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