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 Thursday, 28 January 1999. It was answered by Patricia Hewitt (Labour) on Thursday, 28 January 1999 on behalf of the Treasury.

Treasury

Question: To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, 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.

Answer: Mr. Michael J. Foster: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer 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. [67848] Ms Hewitt: I refer my hon. Friend to the answer given to him by the Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office on 27 January 1999, Official Report, column 296. The Treasury will make arrangements for White and Green Papers to be made available on disk in a form accessible to the visually impaired, as and when this service is requested. Currently, all public Treasury documents are produced in the optimum typeface sizes for legibility. These are also available on the Internet, where they can be heard by visually handicapped people who have access to a "talking computer", or can be displayed and printed out as text of any size.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 67848; 324 c349W
Session: 1998-99
Subjects: Software Disability aids Government departments Visual impairment Treasury White papers Consultation papers