Commonweatlh

Mr. Keith Simpson
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when his Department's White Paper on the Commonwealth is expected to be published; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Ivan Lewis
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has no current plans to publish a White Paper on the Commonwealth.

Mr. Keith Simpson
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what (a) financial and (b) other contribution his Department will make to the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Trinidad and Tobago in November 2009.

Mr. Ivan Lewis
The Government of Trinidad and Tobago will meet overall costs of hosting the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), which takes place in Port of Spain in November 2009.

We have shared experience of running international summits with the Government of Trinidad and Tobago and remain in regular contact with the National Secretariat of Trinidad and Tobago which is responsible for co-coordinating CHOGM.