HC Deb 20 May 1998 vol 312 cc367-8W
Mr. Matthew Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many copies of "Policy Guidance on Policy Appraisal and the Environment" have been printed. [42658]

Mr. Meacher

11,000 copies of "Policy Guidance on Policy Appraisal and the Environment" (April 1998) have been printed.

Mr. Matthew Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many copies of "Policy Guidance on Policy Appraisal and the Environment" have been requested by each Government department. [42659]

Mr. Meacher

The number of copies of "Policy Guidance on Policy Appraisal and the Environment" which have been requested by Government Departments is as follows:

Department Copies
Cabinet Office 125
Customs and Excise 20
Department for Education and Employment 150
Department for International Development 10
Department of Health 150
Department for Culture, Media and Sport 15
Department of Trade and Industry 1,000
Department of Social Security 100
Forestry Commission 125
Foreign and Commonwealth Office 10
Home Office 100
Inland Revenue 20
Lord Chancellor's Department 12
Law Offices 10
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 700
Ministry of Defence 200
Northern Ireland Office 1,500
Scottish Office 250
HM Treasury 400
Welsh Office 270

This totals 5,167 copies. In addition, approximately 3,100 were distributed within DETR, its Executive Agencies, NDPBs and advisory bodies.

Mr. Matthew Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will publish a command paper listing, by Department, the environmental appraisals which have been produced in accordance with "Policy Guidance on Policy Appraisal and the Environment". [42661]

Mr. Meacher

Arrangements for ensuring that environmental appraisals are undertaken in appropriate cases are primarily a matter for individual Departments. We shall, however, be considering systems for collective monitoring by Green Ministers in the light of the publication of Policy Guidance on Policy Appraisal and the Environment on 2 April.