Written question asked by Kevin Hughes (Labour) on Thursday, 20 May 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 10 June 2004. It was answered by Stephen Timms (Labour) on Thursday, 10 June 2004 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.

Dept of Trade and Industry

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will list the meetings that she has held with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to discuss the large Combustion Plant Directive; if she will list the meetings which have taken place between her (a) Ministers and (b) officials and (i) Ministers and (ii) officials in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to discuss the large Combustion Plant Directive.

Answer: Mr. Kevin Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) if she will list the meetings that she has held with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to discuss the large Combustion Plant Directive; [175585] (2) if she will list the meetings which have taken place between her (a) Ministers and (b) officials and (i) Ministers and (ii) officials in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to discuss the large Combustion Plant Directive;. [175586] Mr. Timms: There have been a number of discussions about this Directive between Ministers and officials in the DTI and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Further information about such meetings is being withheld under the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information on the grounds that it would harm the frankness and candour of internal deliberation and of confidential communications between departments.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 422 c563W; 175585;175586
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Department of Trade and Industry EU law Power stations Departmental coordination
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