§ Dr. WhiteheadTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what research his Department has commissioned to assess the longer-term implications of home shopping for planning and transport services. [91447]
§ Ms Glenda JacksonAs I stated in my reply to my hon. Friend on 13 April 1999,Official Report, column 54, we will commission research into the long-term implications of home shopping on our integrated transport policy in general and for planning and transport services in particular. The study will also cover environmental impacts and will be commissioned later this year.