HC Deb 03 February 1997 vol 289 cc455-6W
Mr. Matthew Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how his Department has used the UK indicators for sustainable development in(a) the production of the Department's annual report, (b) monitoring progress towards meeting the objectives set out in the UK sustainable development strategy and (c) assessing the environmental implications of policy options; and what plans it has to extend their use in future within the Department. [12272]

Mr. Howard

As the 1994 publication, the Department of the Environment's "Sustainable Development—The United Kingdom Strategy" showed, the Home Office has no direct role in the achievement of the Government's sustainable development objectives. Nevertheless, my Department keeps itself fully informed of progress on, and alert to any opportunity to contribute to, these objectives. In particular, we pay close attention to the United Kingdom indicators for sustainable development.