Written question asked by Joan Walley (Labour) on Wednesday, 10 December 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 16 December 2003. It was answered by Baroness Morris of Yardley (Labour) on Tuesday, 16 December 2003 on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

Dept for Culture Media and Sport

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department takes to encourage non-departmental public bodies to take into account principles of sustainable development in allocating funding for pleasure piers; what guidance has been issued; and what reference it contains to timber.

Answer: Ms Walley: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what steps her Department takes to encourage non-departmental public bodies to take into account principles of sustainable development in allocating funding for pleasure piers; what guidance has been issued; and what reference it contains to timber. [144249] Estelle Morris: Applications to allocate funding for pleasure piers would not be addressed to my Department directly. Should the application be addressed to one of the 15 bodies which distribute lottery funding, the policy directions DCMS issue to Lottery Distributors ask them to take into account `the need to further the objective of sustainable development'. Guidance to non-departmental public bodies forms part of DCMS's sustainable development strategy, which will be published in January. The strategy also contains a specific reference to our commitment that all timber used in construction and repair work should come from fully certified sources.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 415 c819-20W; 144249
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Construction Finance Piers Sustainable development Repairs and maintenance Timber
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