§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Prime Minister if he will make a statement on progress made over the past three months to establish the central agency for environmental protection and enhancement.
§ Mr. MacGregor[holding answer 18 October 1991]: have been asked to reply.
The Government's proposals for a new, independent environment agency were set out in a consultation paper issued by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment on 3 October. A copy of the consultation paper, on which views have been invited by 31 January 1992, has been placed in the Library.