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Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Answer

Mr. Andrew Turner: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will list consultation documents and mailings that were sent unsolicited by her Department or its agencies in the most recent 12 months for which information is available that contained general information; how many of each publication were printed; and what the cost was per copy. [200321] Alun Michael: During the period we issued 117 consultation documents. These include some very specific and narrow proposals regarding animal welfare, farm products and secondary legislation to the transposition of European legislation, amendments to environmental regulations and draft guidance consequent on domestic legislation. They also include major initiatives such as the Clean Neighbourhoods consultation, implementation of CAP reform, Rights of Way and Pollution Control. I am placing a copy of the full list in the Library of the House of Commons. It is also available on the Defra website at www.defra.gov.uk/ corporate/consult/default.asp. Information on the cost per copy of each mailing is not available and to establish the information would incur the Department in a disproportionate cost. The extent of the circulation will depend on the issues involved and the range of people and organisations likely to be affected by it.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

200321; 428 c189-90W

Session

2004-05

Subjects

Costs Executive agencies Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Government departments Publications Publishing Unsolicited goods and services Consultation papers

Link

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