Rural and Urban White Papers

HC Deb 25 July 2000 vol 354 c587W

Mr. Andrew George

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions when he proposes to publish the Rural White Paper. [132157]

Mr. Mullin

The Rural White Paper is being prepared in tandem with a White Paper on urban policy and we intend that both White Papers will be published when the House returns in the autumn.

Mr. Andrew George

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions when he plans to publish the Urban White Paper. [132156]

Ms Beverley Hughes

The Urban White Paper is being prepared in tandem with a White Paper on rural policy and we intend that both White Papers will be published when the House returns in the autumn.