asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list each publication produced by his Department for public distribution since 1979 together with the date of publication, the print-run, the total cost, the number distributed, the method of distribution, the subject covered and the target group.

There is a comprehensive list published annually of all Department of the Environment and Department of Transport publications in the Library, including those published by HMSO. The rest of the information requested is not held centrally and could not be provided without incurring disproportinate expense.