To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will list the local authorities which have not responded to the letter from the Environment Minister on timber procurement of 19 September 2002.

Written replies to the Environment Minister's letter dated 19 September 2002 about timber procurement, and the follow up letter dated 7 April 2003, have not been received from the following local authorities:

Adur District Council, Allerdale District Council, Alnwick District Council, Ashfield District Council, Barking and Dagenham London Borough, Barnet London Borough, Barrow in Furness Borough Council, Bassetlaw District Council, Bedford Borough Council, Bexley London Borough, Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, Blyth Valley Borough Council, Bolsover District Council, Borough of Poole, Bracknell Forest Borough Council, Breckland District Council, Brent London Borough, Bridgnorth Distict Council, Bromsgrove District Council, Broxbourne Borough Council, Cambridgeshire County Council, Cannock Chase District Council, Caradon District Council, Carlisle City Council, Carrick District Council, Castle Morpeth Borough Council, Castle Point District Council, Cheltenham Borough Council, Cherwell District Council, Cheshire County Council, Chester City Council, Chorley Borough Council, Christchurch Borough Council, Corby Borough Council, Corporation of London, Craven District Council, Crawley Borough Council, Crewe & Nantwich Borough Council, Cumbria County Council, Dacorum Borough Council, Dartford Borough Council, Daventry District Council, Derbyshire Dales District Council, Derwentside District Council, Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council, Durham City Council, Ealing London Borough, Easington District Council, East Hampshire District Council, East Hertfordshire District Council, East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Eden District Council, Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council, Elmbridge Borough Council, Enfield London Borough, Epsom and Ewell Borough Council, Erewash Borough Council, Fenland District Council, Forest of Dean District Council, Fylde Borough Council, Gedling Borough Council, Gravesham Borough Council, Great Yarmouth Borough Council, Hackney London Borough, Halton Borough Council, Hammersmith & Fulham London Borough, Harborough District Council, Haringey London Borough, Hartlepool Borough Council, Hastings Borough Council, Hertfordshire County Council, Hillingdon London Borough, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council, Hyndburn Borough Council, Isle of Wight Council, Isles of Scilly Council, Islington London Borough, Kennet District Council, Kettering Borough Council, King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council, Kingston Upon Thames Royal Borough Council, Lambeth London Borough, Leeds City Council, Lewisham London Borough, Lichfield District Council, Lincoln City Council, Maidstone Borough Council, Mendip District Council, Merton London Borough, Mid Suffolk District Council, Mid Sussex District Council, Middlesbrough Borough Council, Milton Keynes Council, Newcastle City Council, North Dorset District Council, North Hertfordshire District Council, North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council, North Warwickshire Borough Council, North West Leicestershire District Council, North Wiltshire District Council, Northamptonshire County Council, Nottingham City Council, Oadby and Wigston Borough Council, Oswestry District Council, Oxford City Council, Oxfordshire County Council, Pendle Borough Council, Penwith District Council, Peterborough City Council, Plymouth City Council, Preston District Council, Redditch Borough Council, Reigate and Banstead Borough Council, Restormel Borough Council, Richmond Upon Thames London Borough, Rochford District Council, Rother District Council, Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council, Runnymede Borough Council, Rushcliffe Borough Council, Rutland County Council, Ryedale District Council, Sevenoaks District Council, Shropshire County Council, Slough Borough Council, Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council, South Bedfordshire District Council, South Bucks District Council, South Cambridgeshire District Council, South Derbyshire District Council, South Holland District Council, South Kesteven District Council, South Shropshire District Council, South Tyneside Met. Borough Council, Southampton City Council, Southend-on-Sea Borough Council, Southwark London Borough, St. Helens Metropolitan Borough Council, Stafford Borough Council, Stevenage Borough Council, Stockton on Tees Borough Council, Stoke on Trent City Council, Sunderland City Metropolitan Borough Council, Surrey Heath Borough Council, Sutton London Borough, Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council, Taunton Deane Borough Council, Teesdale District Council, Teignbridge District Council, Test Valley Borough Council, Tewkesbury Borough Council, Three Rivers District Council, Trafford Metro Borough Council, Tynedale District Council, Uttlesford District Council, Vale of White Horse District Council, Vale Royal Borough Council, Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council, Waltham Forest London Borough, Wansbeck District Council, Warrington Borough Council, Warwickshire County Council, Watford Borough Council, Waverley Borough Council, Wealden District Council, Welwyn Hatfield District Council, West Berkshire District Council, West Devon Borough Council, West Oxfordshire District Council, West Sussex County Council, West Wiltshire District Council, Weymouth and Portland Borough Council, Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council, Winchester City Council, Woking Borough Council, Worthing Borough Council, Wychavon District Council, Wyre Borough Council, York (City of) Council