§ Baroness Anelay of St Johnsasked Her Majesty's Government:
Which Ministers sit on the Green Ministers Cabinet Sub-Committee; and how many times the sub-committee has met since 7 June 2001. [HL3484]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Lord Whitty)Following the General Election in June 2001, the previously informal committee was upgraded to a Cabinet Sub-Committee of ENV and it is established practice under exemption two of Part II of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information not to disclose information relating to the proceedings of Cabinet Committees.
The membership of the committee is as follows:
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Name Department Rt. Hon Michael Meacher MP Minister of State (Environment) (Chair) Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Rt. Hon Harriet Harman QC MP Solicitor General Law Officers Department Rt. Hon Paul Boateng Financial Secretary HM Treasury Rt. Hon Alun Michael Minister of State (Rural Affairs) Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Brian Wilson QC MP Minister for Industry and Energy Department of Trade and Industry
Name Department Rt. Hon Baroness Blackstone Minister for the Arts Department for Culture, Media and Sport George Foulkes MP Minister of State Scotland Office Christopher Leslie MP Parliamentary Secretary Cabinet Office Rosie Winterton MP Parliamentary Secretary Lord Chancellor's Department Angela Eagle MP Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Home Office Hilary Benn MP Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department of International Development Rt. Hon Baroness Hollis of Heigham Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Work and Pensions Dr Alan Whitehead MP Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions Yvette Cooper MP Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department of Health Baroness Ashton of Upholland Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Education and Skills Dr Lewis Moonie MP Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Ministry of Defence Dr Denis MacShane MP Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Foreign and Commonwealth Office Desmond Browne MP Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Northern Ireland Office Don Touhig MP Parliamentary under Secretary of State Wales Office