§ John BarrettTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will list the consultation documents issued by her Department in each of the last four years; what the cost was of producing each of these; how many documents were issued in each consultation; and how many responses were received in each consultation. [124566]
§ Mr. CabornThe Government recommend that policy development should be done in close consultation with stakeholders. Form al consultation documents are only one part of this process, which includes:
- Stakeholder meetings
- Listening events/public meetings
- Web forums
- Public surveys
- Focus groups
- Regional events
- Free-phone and freepost surveys and events
- Targeted leaflet campaigns
- Road shows and exhibitions.
It is standard practice for departments to evaluate the policy development process, including the use of consultation.
Information on Departmental consultations from 2001 to date is as follows: 335W The remaining information requested is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.