HC Deb 26 November 1993 vol 233 cc256-7W
Mr. Llew Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how Her Majesty's Government intend to promote sustainable development as outlined in the Queen's Speech.

Mr. Yeo

We are preparing a strategy for sustainable development and intend to publish it shortly. We shall lay the document before the House in the normal way.

Mr. Llew Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what initiatives he has taken to encourage public response to his consultation paper on sustainable development.

Mr. Yeo

My Department published a consultation paper on sustainable development in July this year. They and other Government Departments then held a series of round table discussions with interested people and organisations, and I and my colleagues took every appropriate opportunity to raise the issues in speeches and discussions. We received over 500 responses.