HL Deb 02 November 2001 vol 627 c187WA
Baroness Byford

asked Her Majesty's Government:

When they will act on the recommendations made in the Rural White Paper. [HL967]

Lord Whitty

The Government are indeed already implementing the Rural White Paper. Many of the measures it announced are already in place. A detailed implementation plan was published on 1 March 2001. For each commitment made in the White Paper it reported progress to date and stated next stages in implementation with target dates indicating which government department is in the lead. The implementation plan was updated at the end of May and we intend to update it regularly. It can be viewed on the DEFRA website atwww.defra.gov.uk/wildlifecountryside/ruralwp/rwpttable/index.htm