House of Commons - Environmental Audit

Select Committee on Environmental Audit Second Report

GREENING GOVERNMENT REPORT

Reporting (continued)

Figure 2: Review of departments' objectives as set out in their departmental annual reports for 1997 and 1998

Overall aims and objectives refer to implications for sustainable development or the environment Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Chancellors Departments Inland Revenue Customs & Excise Culture, Media & Sport Defence Education & Employment Environment, Transport & Regions Transport Foreign & Commonwealth Office Health Home Office International Development Lord Chancellor's & Law Officers Northern Ireland Office Public Service and Science Scottish Office Social Security Trade & Industry Welsh Office

1997 departmental annual report x x x x x x x x x x x x

1998 departmental annual report x1 x 2 x 3 x - 2 x x x x

Source: Environmental Audit Committee
Note  1.  The Treasury's aim is to raise the rate of sustainable economic growth.
       2.  HM Customs and Excise and the Department of Health do not address sustainable development in their objectives but do refer to the Government's aim to pursue it.
3.  The Ministry of Defence have not yet produced their Performance Report for 1997- 98.

In their 1998 departmental reports ten out of eighteen government departments made a commitment to sustainable development in their overall aims and objectives.



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