§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what steps he plans to take to improve the quality and currency of data in his Department's next Environmental Digest for Wales.
§ Mr. David HuntThe digest is reviewed on an annual basis. The edition published last month contained 18 new tables and four new diagrams with an improved format being adopted for all tables. I shall certainly consider possible additions and improvements to the publication to be produced next year.
§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many copies of his Department's Environmental Digest for Wales 1992 have been published; at what cost; and what steps have been taken to distribute the digest to interested organisations.
§ Mr. David HuntA total of 430 copies of the latest "Environmental Digest for Wales" have been printed at a cost of £3,800. The cost to the Welsh Office and other organisations of preparing material for inclusion in this publication cannot be identified separately.
Publicity for the digest is arranged through advertisements, brochures, and the issue of a statistical press notice which coincides with the issue of the publication.