§ Dr. IddonTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether consultation documents published by his Department in 2001 carried the consultation criteria as recommended in the Cabinet Office code of practice on written consultations. [70084]
§ Malcolm WicksThe Department for Work and Pensions was formed in June 2001. From then to the end of 2001, the Department published eight consultation documents. Of these, two included the consultation criteria listed in the Cabinet Office Code of Practice on written consultation. Procedures are now in place to ensure that all new consultations include this information.
§ Dr. IddonTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions which consultation documents published by his Department in 2001 were not made available as paper copies. [69830]
§ Malcolm WicksThe Department for Work and Pensions was formed in June 2001 from the former Department of Social Security and parts of the Department
1028Wconsultations the Department has begun, or completed since 8 June 2001. There were two occasions where shorter consultations have been conducted, and the reasons for this are included in the table.
for Education and Employment. All written consultations published by the Department were available as paper copies.