§ Ms RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many environmental appraisals were produced by his Department using the guidance contained in the Department of the Environment's "Policy Appraisal and the Environment" in 1995; and if he will place copies in the Library. [15121]
§ Mr. NorrisMy Department does not keep a central record of environmental appraisals conducted before new or revised policies are adopted. We do, however, take environmental considerations into account in the policy development process using the guidance contained in "Policy Appraisal and the Environment".