HL Deb 15 February 1996 vol 569 cc53-4WA
Lord Berkeley

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will list the reports published by the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution during the last 10 years and, for each report, the date of publication and the date of any government response.

The Minister of State, Department of the Environment (Earl Ferrers)

The Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution's 11th Report,Managing Waste: The Duty of Care , was published in December 1985. The Government's response was published as Pollution Paper No. 24 in September 1986.

The Commission's 12th Report, Best Practicable Environmental Option, was published in February 1988. The Government responded in December 1992.

The Commission's 13th Report, The Release of Genetically Engineered Organisms to the Environment, was published in July 1989. The Government responded in June 1993.

The Commission's 14th Report, GENHAZ—a system for the critical appraisal of proposals to release genetically modified organisms into the environment, was published in June 1991. The Government's preliminary response was in August 1993: the final response in January 1995.

The Commission's 15th Report, Emissions from Heavy Duty Diesel Vehicles, was published in September 1991. The Government responded in October 1992.

The Commission's 16th Report, Freshwater Quality. was published in June 1992. The Government responded in February 1995.

The Commission's 17th Report, Incineration of Waste, was published in May 1993. The Government responded in July 1994.

The Commission's 18th Report, Transport and the Environment, was published in October 1994. Decisions on the Government's response will he taken in the light of the national debate on transport policy.