§ Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to her answer to the hon. Member for Wolverhampton, South-West (Rob Marris) of 17 October 2002,Official Report, columns 898–900W, if she will list the stakeholders whom she met to discuss follow-up action to the Sustainability Summit in Johannesburg; and if she will place in the Library the papers produced for the meeting. [77387]
§ Mr. MeacherThe Secretary of State and I met the following stakeholders, along with representatives from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Department for International Development, HM Treasury, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, the Cabinet Office, the Scottish Executive and the National Assembly for Wales.
Stakeholder Jonathon Porritt Chairman, Sustainable Development Commission Maria Adebowale Director, Capacity. SDC member, and member of UK WSSD delegation Anna Bradley National Consumer Council Chris Fay Chair, Advisory Committee on Business and Environment Simon Mills Corporation of London, Finance Initiative Ian Russell Chief Executive, Scottish Power Neil Kinghan Local Government Association Sir Michael Lickiss Chair. South West Development Agency Neil Cleeveley Trade Union SD Advisory Committee Robert Napier Chief Executive, WWF Charles Secrett Director, Friends of the Earth. SDC member Derek Osborn Chair, UNED UK. SDC Member Andy Atkins Tearfund. Co-chair, Development and Environment Group, British Overseas NGOs for Development The purpose of the meeting was to hear the views of leading individuals on future priorities and actions at UK level, in the light of the conclusions of the summit. The meeting focused on three issues that emerged clearly from the summit as priorities for action at national level in the developed world: the role of business in delivering sustainable development; energy and, in particular, renewable energy; and sustainable production and consumption. No paper was produced for this meeting.