§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what responsibilities the Defence Research Agency has to respond to requests for information under the Environmental Information Regulations 1992.
§ Mr. AitkenI have been asked to reply.
This is a matter delegated to the Defence Research Agency under its framework document. I have therefore asked the chief executive to reply direct to the hon. Member.
Letter from J. A. R. Chisholm to Mr. Llew Smith, dated 19 July 1993.
In today's written answer the Minister of State for Defence Procurement informed you that I would be replying directly to your question regarding the Defence Research Agency's responsibilities under the Environmental Information Regulations 1992.The DRA is wholly owned by the Secretary of State for Defence and must conform to the requirements of the Environmental Information Regulations 1992 in just the same way as any other public body. What this means in practice is that we would endeavour to respond positively to all requests for environmental information.