Written question asked by Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 30 March 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 29 April 2004. It was answered by Melanie Johnson (Labour) on Thursday, 29 April 2004 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what meetings his Department's Green Minister has attended in the last 12 months in that role.

Answer: Mrs. Calton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what meetings his Department's Green Minister has attended in the last 12 months in that role. [165443] Miss Melanie Johnson: The Department's Green Minister is a member of the ENV(G) Cabinet sub- committee and of the sustainable development taskforce. It has been established practice under successive Governments not to disclose information relating to the proceedings of Cabinet committees. This practice is now formalised by Exemption 2 of Part II of the Code of Practice on Access to Government information. The Green Minister met representatives of the Sustainable Development Commission in October 2003.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 420 c1223W; 165443
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Sustainable development Department of Health Green Ministers Committee
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk