HL Deb 20 March 1997 vol 579 c104WA
Lord Dixon-Smith

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What are the spending plans of the Department of the Environment, Ordnance Survey and the Office of Water Services for the years 1997–98 to 1999–2000.

The Minister of State, Department of the Environment (Earl Ferrers)

My Right Honourable Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment has today published the Department of the Environment's Annual Report for 1997, which sets out in detail the outcome of the Public Expenditure Survey as announced in the November 1996 Budget Statement, as it affects the Department of the Environment's areas of responsibility. The report shows how the Department of the Environment, Ordnance Survey and the Office of Water Services have discharged their functions over the past year. It provides background on each spending programme, and sets out our achievements to date and plans for the future.