§ Ms RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will name the green Minister for his Department and list(a) the green initiatives taken by that Minister in respect of the Department's functions, (b) the representations made by the Minister in respect of functions carried out by other Departments and (c) the input made by the Minister into consultations on the Environment Bill. [18652]
§ Sir Hector MonroI am the green Minister at the Scottish Office. All significant environmental initiatives taken by the Scottish Office are reported in the annual series of White Papers "This Common Inheritance"—the most recent, Cm 2822, was published on Wednesday 29 March. Many are also highlighted in the annual departmental reports.
1270WI am also fully involved in consideration of the Environment Bill, in particular the provisions setting up the Scottish Environment Protection Agency.