HC Deb 23 June 1992 vol 210 cc141-2W
Mr. Llew Smith

To ask the President of the Board of Trade when his Department issued the most recent edition of its "Environmental Contract: A Guide for Business Directory"; how many copies were printed and what cost; and what is his assessment of the effectiveness of the directory based on experience gained with the 1991 edition.

Date of appointment Company name Date of report
25 July 1980 Dunlop Holdings Ltd. 10 March 19812
12 November 19813
4 September 1980 Euroseas Securities Ltd. 5 March 1985
24 August 1981 Riafield Ltd. 30 December 1983
11 November 1981 Corporate Management Planning Ltd. 24 September 1986
8 March 1982 Euroflame Holding plc 27 June 1987
25 March 1982 Pharmaceutex (IV Fluid) Ltd. 4 June 1986
Drivehouse Ltd.
Furdrove Ltd.
10 May 1982 Cubar Construction Ltd. 28 August 1984
19 November 1982 Signal Life Assurance Co. Ltd. 16 November 1988
11 March 1983 Graylow Holdings Ltd. 28 November 1989*
Link Service Stations Ltd.
British Anzani plc 28 November 1989*
4 October 1983 Bank Street Securities Ltd. 28 November 1989*
Pennine Commercial Holdings plc 28 November 19891*
25 February 1983 Hartley Baird plc 21 December 1983
16 February 1984 Medway Secondary Metals Ltd. 21 October 1987*
9 May 1985 Hartley Baird plc 23 May 1986
28 November 1986 Guinness plc 24 November 19881*
20 October 1988 Consolidated Gold Fields plc 13 January 19891*
5 April 19892*
26 May 1989 Blue Arrow plc 4 June 1991*

Mr. Leigh

The second and most recent edition of "Environmental Contract: A Guide for Business" was published mid-March 1992. A total of 27,000 copies were produced at a cost of £43,000.

The guide has been welcomed by representatives of business. All 30,000 copies of the 1991 edition were distributed and as a measure of its success to date more than 11,000 copies of the second edition have been requested.