Written question asked by David Wilshire (Conservative) on Friday, 12 February 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 23 February 1999. It was answered by Tony Lloyd (Labour) on Tuesday, 23 February 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 changes within his Department (a) were made following the publication of the Legg Report and (b) he proposes to make following the publication of the second Report 1998-99 of the Foreign Affairs Committee (HC 116).

Answer: Mr. Wilshire: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what changes within his Department (a) were made following the publication of the Legg Report and (b) he proposes to make following the publication of the second report 1998-99 of the Foreign Affairs Committee (HC 116). [71877] Mr. Tony Lloyd: We have acted on the recommendations in the Legg Report. This action includes new procedures to improve communications inside the FCO; new guidelines for contracts with private military companies; new arrangements for the handling of intelligence; and a set of measures targeted at the rigorous enforcement of sanctions. A wider programme of modernisation involving sixty separate initiatives has also been launched. We are considering our response to the recommendations of the Foreign Affairs Committee contained in their Second Report HC 116. The Government will be submitting their formal response to Parliament.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 71877; 326 c260-1W;326 c260W
Session: 1998-99
Subjects: Disclosure of information Companies Arms trade Private sector Sanctions Sierra Leone Foreign Affairs Committee Select Committee reports Arms to Sierra Leone Inquiry