§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will outline the priorities for future action of the green Minister in her Department(a) over the next year and (b) over this Parliament; and if she will make a statement.
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§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyOver the coming year, I shall continue to follow-up the commitments expressed in the White Paper Cm 1200 ('This Common Inheritance') and its successor Cm 1655 ('The First Year Report'); a second anniversary White Paper will be published in the autumn. My Department is developing an environmental house-keeping strategy for the management of its accommodation and purchasing and this will be in place by the end of the year. I shall continue to ensure that the policy and work of my Department reflect environmental concerns and their potential impact on the public health.