HC Deb 16 June 1994 vol 244 cc630-1W
Mr. Ainger

To ask the President of the Board of Trade how many requests he has received for environmental information under the Access to Environmental Information Regulations 1992; and how many requests were refused.on grounds of commercial confidentiality.

Mr. McLoughlin

[holding answer 14 June 1994]: The Department has to date received around 187 requests for information under the Environmental Information Regulations 1992, none of which have been refused on grounds of commercial confidentiality.