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Sustainable Development

Volume 406: debated on Tuesday 3 June 2003

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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when the departmental strategy for sustainable development was published; and if he will make a statement on the steps being taken to take forward the actions outlined. [115729]

My Department is committed to the objectives set out in the Government"s overall strategy for sustainable development "A Better Quality of Life" (Cm 4345) published in May 1999. Our strategy for delivery is set out in the Integrated Transport White Paper (Cm 3950) and associated policy statements such as the 10-Year-Plan for Transport. The Department"s annual publication "Transport Trends", provides details of performance against key sustainable development indicators.