§ Mr. David ShawTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make available on departmental pages established by his Department on the Government's world wide web server, "www.open.gov.uk"(a) the Audit Commission's reports entitled "Paying the Piper" and "Calling the Tune" and (b) other reports of the Audit Commission.
§ Mr. Robert B. JonesNo. Distribution -of Audit Commission reports is a matter for the commission.
§ Mr. David ShawTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the(a) population, (b) number of employees, (c) number of employees per 1,000 population and (d) political party in control in each local authority; and if he will post the answer on his Department's pages on the Government's world wide web server, "www.open.gov.uk.".
§ Mr. Robert B. JonesI have today placed the information requested in the Library of the House. No firm decision has yet been taken by the Department on the use of the Internet.