§ Lord Hyltonasked Her Majesty's Government:
What assessments they, the European Union, the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe and the Council of Europe have received concerning toxic wastes and other pollutants in the Danube and their impact on the Black Sea. [HL3]
§ Baroness Scotland of AsthalWe have received an assessment from the joint UN Environmental Programme and UN Centre for Human Settlements Balkans Task Force on the pollution of the Danube and its impact on the Black Sea. The European Commission also commissioned a report on the same issue from the Regional Environmental Centre for Central and Eastern Europe. The OSCE has not requested any separate assessment and we are not aware of any activity by the Council of Europe in this field.