Written question asked by John Bercow (Conservative) on Tuesday, 11 May 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 18 May 1999. It was answered by Geoffrey Hoon (Labour) on Tuesday, 18 May 1999 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what is the statistical source for levels of imports and exports provided in his Departmental poster, Outline Britain; and what is the (a) target audience and (b) how many have been distributed. - Inc figures and ref to Annual Abstract of Statistics 1998.

Answer: Mr. Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the statistical source for levels of imports and exports provided in his Departmental poster, Outline Britain; and what is the (a) target audience and (b) how many have been distributed. [84097] Mr. Hoon: The statistical source was the Annual Abstract of Statistics 1998, published by the ONS. (a) The target audience was Press and Public Affairs Officers and Commercial Officers at Diplomatic Posts. (b) The distribution between 1 April 1998 to 31 March 1999 was 14,996.

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