§ Dr. CableTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many consultation documents and consultative drafts of legislation have been issued by her Department since January 2001; and what proportion of these have observed Criterion 5 of the Code of Practice on Written Consultation. [57006]
§ Mr. MorleyThe following table shows up-to-date information regarding consultation documents issued by the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs since 1 January 2001.
Number of consultations issued % of consultations observing Criterion 5 1 January to 31 December 2001 50 50 1 January 2002 to date 29 69 Total 79 57