§ Baroness Byfordasked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the Rural Proofing report, whether all departments have now made arrangements to include a short rural proofing section within their annual departmental reports; and, if not, which departments have not. [HL313]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Lord Whitty)All departments included in theRural Proofing report, with the exception of Cabinet Office and Home Office, have said they will either be including a section on rural proofing or will be signposting the work they are doing in this area within their departmental reports.