Written question asked by Lord Garnier (Conservative) on Thursday, 25 February 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 4 March 1999. It was answered by Robin Cook (Labour) on Thursday, 4 March 1999 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

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Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will specify the dates and times of all the discussions he held with his Permanent Secretary about the draft report between its receipt in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the publication of the Committee's report; if he will identify the Minister, official or special adviser whose office fax machine received the draft copy of the Foreign Affairs Committees report on Sierra Leone from the honMember for Dundee, West (Mr Ross); when the Minister of State, the honMember for Manchester, Central (Mr Lloyd) informed the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee that (i) he and (ii) members of his official and political staff had received a copy of the draft report on Sierra Leone; when he first informed the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee that (i) he and (ii) members of his official and political staff had received a copy of the draft report on Sierra Leone.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

326 c874-6W; 74287;74286;74290;74289

Session

1998-99

Subjects

Disclosure of information Civil servants Ministers Special advisers Sierra Leone Foreign Affairs Committee Select Committee reports Ross, Ernie