To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when his Department's property holding organisation will publish the environmental action guide on energy efficiency, as foreshadowed by paragraph C25, page 286, annex C of the White Paper on the environment (Cm. 1200); how many copies of this guide will be printed; at what estimated cost; and to which Departments of Government and associated organisations it will be distributed.

Her Majesty's Stationery Office hopes to publish the environmental action guide in December. It will provide an environmental framework for all aspects of property management and purchasing. The guide will be adopted across Government and will be on public sale for use by other organisations. The number of copies printed and their cost are commercial matters for HMSO.