§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what discussions his Department has had with industry over the publication of annual environmental reports for companies.
§ Mr. Neil HamiltonThe Department maintains close contact with industry on a range of environmental issues including the reporting of environmental performance. I welcome the growing trend for companies to report on their environmental performance. Companies are best placed, in the light of individual circumstances, to determine the frequency and scope of environmental reports.
§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the President of the Board of Trade, pursuant to his answer of 20 May,Official Report, columns 154–55, if he will list the reports which remain unpublished and those he intends to publish.
§ Mr. Neil HamiltonThe table lists all reports set out in my answer of 20 May,Official Report, columns 154–55 which remain unpublished. A substantial interim report on Dunlop Holdings was published on 17 February 1981. The decision whether to publish the reports marked with an asterisk remains under consideration and the reports of all inspectors appointed since 1 January 1986 have either been published or remain under consideration.
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Date of appointment Company name Date of report 23 June 1989 The Bestwood plc 26 March 1991* Atlanta Fund Managers Ltd. 1 Interim. 2 Second Interim. 3 Final.