§ Mr. HoramTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he will make a statement on the activities of the Green Minister in the Department in financial year 2003–04. [185124]
Mr. Gareth ThomasIn the past year, in my capacity as Green Minister, I have carried out the following
Agreed clearance of the Sustainable Development in Government report (SDiG) (02–03), noting that DFID was in the forefront of progress on achieving SDiG targets and objectives and giving a commitment to ensuring further progress.Written to Elliot Morley (Defra) on the following issues:The incorporation into the SDiG Framework of a target relating to Combined Heat and Power systems;Detailed response about how DFID is approaching the Sustainable Development agenda in policy-making.The Government response to the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee AC report "Greening Government 2003.DFID participation in the UN expert meeting on social issues in public procurement taking place in May.