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Government Annual Report

Mr. Allen: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how much it would cost to send a summary of the Government's annual report to each taxpayer. [7122]

The Deputy Prime Minister: The Government have said they do not intend to publish an annual report.

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Mr. Allen: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will continue to publish an annual report from Government. [7121]

The Deputy Prime Minister: The Government announced in July that they were considering whether to continue with the annual report in its current form. The

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Government will continue to report to Parliament and the public on its performance through a variety of means such as reports, statistical bulletins, ministerial statements and parliamentary questions. The information in the annual report was in any event a collation of existing, publicly available material and we have decided not to continue with it.