§ Mr. BakerTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment when he appointed a Green Transport co-ordinator; and on what date the appointment took effect. [32471]
§ Dr. Howells[holding answer 3 March 1998]: The Guide to Green Transport Plans circulated last September by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, my hon. Friend the Member for Hampstead and Highgate (Ms Jackson), encouraged Departments to appoint green transport co-ordinators. The Department for Education and Employment appointed a co-ordinator on 5 October 1997 and the appointment took effect from that date.