§ Ms RuddockTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 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. [18653]
§ Mr. HoramI am the green Minister for the Cabinet Office, including the Office of Public Service and Science, its executive agencies, and HMSO and the Central Office of Information. My Department has an environmental strategy and has updated its supporting action plan for 1995; my Department's non-departmental public bodies have also been invited to support energy savings policies. Details of specific actions taken in support of the Department's strategy are given in the Government expenditure plans for the Cabinet Office, Cm 2820, published on 1 March 1995. My Department is involved in discussions on a number of other environmental issues.