§ 20. Mrs. GormanTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy if he will obtain for his Department's library copies of the books, "The Greenhouse Trap" by John L. Daly and "Scientific Perspectives on the Greenhouse Problem", produced by the George C. Marshall Institute in Washington DC.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonPrimary United Kingdom responsibility for assessing the scientific basis of the greenhouse effect rests with the Department of the Environment, the Meteorological Office, and the Department of Education and Science. The main world forum for considering the implications of the enhanced greenhouse effect is the UN-based Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), whose science working group report is the most up-to-date assessment of the problem and is due to be finalised at the end of this month. The Department of the Environment and the Meteorological Office are aware of the Marshall Institute report, and have ensured that it was taken into account by the IPCC science working group. My right hon. Friend does not intend to obtain the books mentioned for his own Department's library.