§ Mr. BreedTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many EU directives were received by her Department and its predecessor departments; and what the average time taken to implement such directives was from(a) 1990 to 1996 and (b) 1997 to 2002. [40698]
§ Mr. Morley[holding answer 5 March 2002]: The Department does not hold information in the form requested. This information could only be assembled at disproportionate cost.