Written question asked by Michael John Foster (Labour) on Thursday, 21 January 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 27 January 1999. It was answered by Derek Fatchett (Labour) on Wednesday, 27 January 1999 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans he has for departmental (a) White and (b) Green Papers to be made available on floppy disk format in a form which facilitates access for the visually impaired. - Includes ref to Web site - www.fco.gov.uk.

Answer: Mr. Michael J. Foster: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what plans he has for departmental (a) White and (b) Green Papers to be made available on floppy disk format in a form which facilitates access for the visually impaired. [67839] Mr. Fatchett: Under current publishing arrangements FCO would make any White or Green papers available on its Web site--www.fco.gov.uk. Standard Web browsing software allows documents to be viewed online in large fonts, or downloaded for use in specialised computer systems for the visually impaired. There are no plans to supplement this by floppy disk distribution.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 67839; 324 c284W
Session: 1998-99
Subjects: Software Disability aids Government departments Visual impairment Foreign and Commonwealth Office White papers Consultation papers