To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many public consultations his Department undertook in the last 12 months; and what the cost was of each consultation. (145283)

Department and its Agencies published 71 consultations in the 12 month period to the end of May 2007.

They are available on our website

http://www.dft.gov.uk.

The Department regularly consults key stakeholders on a less formal basis through meetings or seminars to help inform policy development.

Information on the cost of each consultation and the total cost of all consultations could be provided only at disproportionate cost.