§ Mr. GrayTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (1) for what reasons he has discontinued the annual updates to "Rural England"; [48797]
(2) when he will publish the Rural White Paper. [48799]
§ Angela EagleWe did not wish to continue to report progress against commitments made by the previous Administration in their White Paper of 1995. We are considering the best way of taking forward and presenting our rural policy.