§ Mr. BakerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will make a statement on the outcome of the Globe Conference held in Aarhus, Denmark. [47782]
§ Mr. MeacherI attended the Aarhus Conference for Parliamentarians, "Our Common European Garden in 1998", for the Ministerial Panel, organised by Globe Europe on 22 June. The conference reaffirmed the central role played by Parliamentarians in progressing sustainable development, and was a useful contribution to the Aarhus Environment for Europe Conference which began the following day. Parliamentarians from 37 countries agreed a set of conclusions from the Globe Conference, covering the Environment for Europe conference, sustainable development in Europe, endocrine disrupters, climate change and energy efficiency, and the Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters.