HC Deb 04 November 1996 vol 284 c352W
28. Mr. Martyn Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the importance of (i) the environment and (ii) environmental industries to the competitiveness of Wales; and if he will make a statement. [305]

Mr. Hague

I refer the hon. Member to the environment chapter of the Government's third annual competitiveness White Paper, "Competitiveness—Creating the Enterprise Centre of Europe", (Cm3300) and to "Meeting the Challenge—The Competitiveness of Wales" published by my Department, copies of which are in the Library of the House.