§ Mr. KeetchTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer of 7 March 2000,Official Report, column 642W, on the RMPA Programme, what the procurement strategy for the Active Search Sonobuoy 568W for promoting green transport initiatives within our corporate Environmental Management System (EMS), and where significant environmental impacts arising from transport activities are identified by site-based EMSs.
However, it must be borne in mind that many of our sites are in locations that are relatively isolated and MOD Main Building is not just an administration Centre but also a 24 hour operational Headquarters.
The framework for the corporate EMS was approved in April 2000 and an implementation programme is being developed during the current Financial Year. Formal implementation of the EMS will commence in April 2001.