To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which government departments were given advice by her Department in its role overseeing sustainable development across central government in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13 and (d) 2013-14.
Answered on
1 December 2014
Since 2010, Defra has advised the main Government departments listed below each year on embedding sustainable development into policy-making in relation to reporting on performance against the Greening Government Commitments, and on sustainable public procurement.
Since the Government’s Vision for Sustainable Development was published in February 2011, Defra has continued to work with other Government departments to help mainstream sustainable development across Government. However, each department is responsible for making sure that its policies and other activities contribute to sustainable development:
Cabinet Office
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Department for Communities and Local Government
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Department for Education
Department for International Development
Department for Transport
Department for Work and Pensions
Department of Energy and Climate Change
Department of Health
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs
Her Majesty’s Treasury
Home Office
Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Justice