Dr. Tony WrightTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the public consultation exercises on policy matters carried out by his Department and its agencies in each of the last five years; who was consulted and by what means; how responses were analysed; how and in what form the results were transmitted to those responsible for the consultation; how the results of the consultation were published; and what analysis has been carried out of the extent and nature of policy changes resulting from the consultation. [106293]
§ Dr. ReidDuring the last five years the numbers of public consultations undertaken by the Scottish Office and in relation to which the Departmental Library hold public files were as follows:
Year Number of public consultations 19991 78 1998 107 1997 76 1996 112 1995 86 1 to 30 June 1999 Detailed information in the form requested by my hon. Friend is either not available or could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.