§ Mr. RoweTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what plans he has to ensure that major publications from his Department are accompanied by a simultaneous electronic release of the text on the Internet. [37232]
§ Sir Paul BeresfordThe Department currently publishes the vast majority of its priced publications through HMSO. HMSO provides information on the Internet about these and other Government publications.
Where appropriate, it carries a summary of the priced publication: it has, for example, summarised the housing White Paper, the Thames gateway planning framework and the Drinking Water Inspectorate's annual report, and will soon carry an executive summary of the environmental health action plan.
Additionally, all departmental press notices are made available on the Internet.