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 Lord Spellar (Labour) on Thursday, 28 January 1999 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, 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 27 January 1999, 324 c296W.

Answer: Mr. Michael J. Foster: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence 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. [67837] Mr. Spellar: I refer my hon. Friend to the answer given to him yesterday, 27 January 1999, by my hon. Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office, Official Report, column 296. In my Department we currently aim to meet requests on demand for the production of departmental documents in alternative formats such as floppy disk for the benefit of those with a visual impairment whenever it is reasonable to do so.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 67837; 324 c329-30W
Session: 1998-99
Subjects: Software Disability aids Government departments Ministry of Defence Visual impairment White papers Consultation papers