§ Lord Brougham and Vauxasked Her Majesty's Government:
What are the spending plans for the Department of the Environment, PSA Services, the Office of Water Services and Ordnance Survey for the years 1994–95 to 1996–97.
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of the Environment (The Earl of Arran)My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for the Environment has today published the Department of the Environment Annual Report for 1994 (Cm 2507). This sets out in detail the outcome of the Public Expenditure Survey announced in the Budget Statement on 30 November,1993. The report provides an overview of the departments' discharge of their responsibilities over the past year, providing background to each spending programme and policy with more detailed information on performance targets, output measurement and value for money.
The report sets out our recent achievements and our plans for taking forward policies for the protection and enhancement of the natural and man-made environments. With their wide range of functions, the departments have a leading role to play in this and in 106WA ensuring that we see the wider picture of what we are doing, so that we pursue policies of sustainable development. The report contains many examples of how this is being achieved.
The report is also an important part of the departments' accountability to the public, in line with Citizen's Charter principles.