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Joint Consultative Committee
Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Prime Minister if papers considered by the JCC are prepared by civil servants. [67475]
The Prime Minister [holding answer 25 January 1999]: The papers tabled by the Government are prepared by civil servants and approved by Ministers, as is routine for Government business.
Ministerial Visits
Mr. Paterson: To ask the Prime Minister how many ministerial visits have been made to each South American and Caribbean country by each Government Minister since 1 May 1997. [67332]
The Prime Minister [holding answer 27 January 1999]: A fully updated list of Ministers who have undertaken individual official visits to Latin American and Caribbean countries over the 20 months since 1 May 1997 is listed below.
The purpose of these visits was to strengthen our bilateral relations, promote British interests and play our leading role in international affairs.
The rules on travel for Ministers are the same as those that applied under the previous Administration.
To ensure comprehensive coverage, a trawl has been undertaken across diplomatic posts in the regions. I regret that some of these visits were not included in earlier answers.
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All visits were in accordance with the rules set out in the Ministerial Code.
Mr. Paterson:
To ask the Prime Minister what briefings he has received from civil servants or Ministers on the former Paymaster General, the hon Member for Coventry, North-West (Mr. Robinson), and Maxwell pensions. [67320]
The Prime Minister
[holding answer 27 January 1999]: Whether or not such briefings have been provided, it is established practice under successive administrations not to disclose details of confidential discussions between Ministers or advice received from civil servants.
Mr. Yeo:
To ask the Prime Minister (1) what discussions he has had with President Clinton about genetically modified food; [68433]
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The Prime Minister:
I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave to the hon. Member for Lewes (Mr. Baker) on 3 November 1998, Official Report, columns 471-72.
Mr. Keith Simpson:
To ask the Prime Minister how many Government-sponsored official histories are currently in preparation; when each was commissioned; who are the authors; what are the estimated dates of completion; and what is the estimated cost in each case. [68213]
The Prime Minister
[holding answer 1 February 1999]: The original programme of official histories, commissioned by the War Cabinet and covering military and civil histories of the second world war, was extended in 1966 by the then Prime Minister to include selected periods of episodes of peacetime history. The following are currently in preparation:
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Argentina
Lord Clinton-Davis
Tony Banks MP
Baroness Blackstone
Tony Lloyd MP
The Rt Hon. John Prescott MP
Glenda Jackson CBE MP
The Rt Hon. Michael Meacher MP
Belize
Tony Lloyd MP
Brazil
Barbara Roche MP
Tony Lloyd MP
Baroness Blackstone
The Rt Hon. Peter Mandelson MP
Lord Clinton-Davis
Elliot Morley MP
George Foulkes MP
Nick Raynsford MP
The Rt Hon John Morris QC MP
Chile
Lord Clinton-Davis
Tony Lloyd MP
Colombia
Tony Lloyd MP (x2)
George Foulkes MP
The Rt Hon Nick Brown MP
Brian Wilson MP
Costa Rica
Tony Banks MP
Tony Lloyd MP
Lord McIntosh
Ecuador
The Rt Hon Nick Brown MP
Tony Lloyd MP
El Salvador
Tony Lloyd MP
Guatemala
Tony Lloyd MP
Mexico
The Rt Hon John Morris QC MP
Tony Lloyd MP (x2)
Panama
The Rt Hon Robin Cook MP
Paraguay
Tony Banks MP
Peru
Tony Lloyd MP
Uruguay
Tony Lloyd MP
Venezuela
Tony Lloyd MP
Caribbean Countries
Antigua and Barbuda
The Rt Hon Robin Cook MP
George Foulkes MP
Bahamas
The Rt Hon Robin Cook MP
Baroness Symons
George Foulkes MP
Barbados
The Rt Hon Clare Short MP
George Foulkes MP
The Rt Hon Frank Dobson MP
The Rt Hon John Morris QC MP
Cuba
Baroness Symons
Brian Wilson MP
Grenada
George Foulkes MP
Guyana
The Rt Hon Clare Short MP
Jamaica
Baroness Symons
The Rt Hon Michael Meacher MP
Trinidad and Tobago
Baroness Symons
Tony Banks MP
The Rt Hon the Lord Irvine of Lairg
St Lucia
The Rt Hon Jack Cunningham MP.
(2) what representations he has received from industry about genetically modified food. [68432]
| Title | Author | Date commissioned | Estimated publication date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK Accession to the EEC Volume 1 | Professor Alan Milward | 1993 | 1999 |
| UK Accession to the EEC Volume 2 | Professor Alan Milward | 1997 | 2006 |
| Falklands Campaign | Professor Lawrence Freedman | 1997 | 2002 |
| North Sea Oil and Gas | Professor Alexander Kemp | 1999 | 2004 |
| External Economic Policy since the World War volume 2 | Professor Leslie Pressnell | 1974 | 2000 |
| Defence Organisation since the War | Professor Donald Cameron Watt | 1974 | 2000 |
| SOE in Europe | Professor W. Mackenzie (edited and introduced by M. R. D. Foot) | 1998 | 1999 |
| SOE in the Low Countries | Professor M. R. D. Foot | 1987 | 1999 |
| SOE in Italy | Christopher Woods | 1989 | 2000 |
| SOE in Greece | Professor Richard Clogg | 1984 | 2000 |
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The cost of preparing official histories is borne mainly by the Cabinet Office with royalties payable by the publisher offsetting the costs. It is not possible without disproportionate cost to itemise the cost of all the individual histories.
Iraq
Mr. Trend: To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his answer of 14 January 1999, Official Report, column 266, to the hon. Member for Linlithgow (Mr. Dalyell), what was the basis for his statement that the right hon. and learned Member for Folkestone and Hythe (Mr. Howard) had argued that action against Saddam Hussein should be taken only if he were removed from power. [68721]
The Prime Minister: In public statements following Operation Desert Fox the right hon. and learned Member for Folkestone and Hythe (Mr. Howard) said that the removal of Saddam Hussein from office should become "a clear policy objective".
Oman
Mr. Vaz: To ask the Prime Minister what plans he has to visit Oman. [68786]
The Prime Minister:
There are no plans at present. However, the Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, my right hon. Friend the Minister for Leeds, Central (Mr. Fatchett), hopes to make a visit in the near future.
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Mr. Vaz:
To ask the Prime Minister what recent communications he has received from the President of Yemen; and if he will make a statement. [68846]
The Prime Minister:
I have received no communication from the President of Yemen since November 1997. I have, however, asked my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary to keep me fully apprised of developments in Yemen. We were delighted to hear the news yesterday that Mr. and Mrs. Rosser and the other Dutch captives have been released safe and well after their kidnap ordeal which began on 17 January. I have asked to be kept informed of our assiduous efforts to provide proper consular services for the eight UK nationals recently detained in Yemen on alleged terrorist charges.
Mr. Vaz:
To ask the Prime Minister what plans he has to visit India; and if he will make a statement on bilateral relations. [68784]
The Prime Minister:
I have no current plans to visit India. However, we have regular and bilateral dialogue on a wide variety of issues of mutual interest and my hon. Friend the Economic Secretary to the Treasury is currently making a visit to India.
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Mr. Vaz:
To ask the Prime Minister if he will list the appointments to non-government bodies he has made since 1 January. [68785]
The Prime Minister:
The right hon. the Baroness Williams of Crosby and the right hon. the Lord Mayhew of Twysden took up appointments as members of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments with effect from 1 January. Lord Gillmore of Thamesfield was appointed Chairman of the Committee with effect from 1 February.
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