§ Mr. SwayneTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) to whom the document, "Down to Earth—a Scottish Perspective on Sustainable Development", was distributed; and how it was distributed; [75821]
283W(2) how many copies of "Down to Earth—a Scottish Perspective on Sustainable Development", were printed; [75822]
(3) what was the total cost, including research and departmental time, for producing and publishing "Down to Earth—a Scottish Perspective on Sustainable Development". [75823]
§ Mr. Macdonald[holding answer 16 March 1999]"Down to Earth" was published on 3 February 1999 as part of our on-going programme to deliver our commitment to place sustainable development at the heart of policy making. We first indicated our intention to produce a Sustainable Action Plan for Scotland in September 1997. "Down to Earth" brought together work on sustainable development being undertaken in many parts of the Scottish Office and was co-ordinated by departmental staff as part of their normal duties. 4,000 copies were printed and a large proportion of these have
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