§ Mr. JackTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will make a statement on the range of issues to be covered in the Rural White Paper; and when it will be published. [48611]
§ Mr. MeacherWe are further considering the range of issues to be covered in our confirming review of rural policy.
§ Mr. JackTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions which organisations attended consultation meetings with Ministers held in connection with the production of the Rural England White Paper, Command 3016. [48607]
§ Mr. MeacherA number of seminars and other meetings took place in 1995 prior to the publication of the previous administration's White Paper, "Rural England" (Command 3016). They were attended by a range of organisations representing rural interests. A full list could be compiled only at disproportionate cost.