§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what analysis the Government have carried out on the environmental labour and development impact of the multilateral agreement on investment. [11864]
§ Mrs. RocheI have been asked to reply.
The Government are committed to safeguarding the international environment, to eliminating abusive labour practices and to promoting sustainable development in both developing and industrialised countries. We would not want to see an agreement which undermined our environmental, labour or development policies.