HC Deb 14 October 1996 vol 282 cc824-5W
Mr. Meacher

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what submissions his Department has made to the intergovernmental conference on transparency in regard to environmental policy and information disclosure; and what plans he has for future submissions. [40589]

Mr. Clappison

The United Kingdom has made no submissions on transparency to the intergovernmental conference.

The IGC discussions have not altered the Department's policy of openness which accords with the Government's code of practice on access to Government information, published in 1994.

The Department will not be making submissions to the intergovernmental conference.