Written question asked by Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 9 July 2019, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 23 July 2019. It was answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Conservative) on Monday, 22 July 2019 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Whitehall History Publishing

Question: To ask Her Majesty's Government when the last two publications in the series Whitehall Histories: Foreign and Commonwealth Office Publications previously edited by Gill Bennett and Keith Hamilton were last published; whether that series has continued; and if so, what are the next publications.

Answer: I am pleased to report that the series Documents on British Policy Overseas (DBPO), now edited by Patrick Salmon and Richard Smith, is flourishing. DBPO is the documentary history of post-1945 British foreign policy published by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in the series Whitehall Histories. The last two publications were: Series III, Volume X: The Polish Crisis and Relations with Eastern Europe, 1979-1982 (2017) and Series III, Volume XI: The Unwinding of Apartheid: UK-South Africa Relations, 1986-1990 (2019). The next publication, Series III, Volume XII: Britain and the Revolutions in Eastern Europe, 1989 is due out in autumn 2019.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: HL17057
Session: 2017-19
Subjects: Publications Foreign and Commonwealth Office Whitehall History Publishing
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk