HC Deb 28 January 1997 vol 289 cc139-40W
Mr. Meacher

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what assessment he has made of the United Nations Environment Programme technical report "UNEP 36" on industry environmental compliance, in respect of its application to the United Kingdom. [12395]

Mr. Gummer

[holding answer 23 January 1997]: The report in question provides guidance primarily for countries that are in the process of setting up a system for environmental compliance and enforcement. The United Kingdom has a well-developed enforcement regime that, for major industrial processes, is now administered by the Environment Agency in England and Wales, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency in Scotland and the Environment and Heritage Service in Northern Ireland.