§ Angus RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when the EU Advisory Committee for the implementation of the directive on the reduction of the sulphur content of certain liquid fuels is next due to meet; whether any experts nominated by the Scottish Executive(a) have been and (b) are members of it; and if she will make a statement. [66436]
§ Mr. MeacherMeetings of this Committee are held as and when required. The UK would usually be represented by an official from my Department but the precise representation would be decided in the light of the matters to be discussed. There have been no meetings of the Committee over the last 12 months, and we are not aware of any planned.
§ Angus RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when the EU Committee for the implementation of legislation on ambient air quality assessment and management is next due to meet; whether experts nominated by the Scottish Executive(a) have been and (b) are members of it; and if she will make a statement. [66451]
§ Mr. MeacherMeetings of this Committee are held as and when required. The UK would usually be represented by an official from my Department but the precise representation would be decided in the light of the matters694W to be discussed. There have been no meetings of the Committee over the last 12 months, and we are not aware of any planned.
§ Angus RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when the EU Committee for the adaptation to technical and scientific progress of the air quality values and guide values for sulphur dioxide and suspended particulates is next due to meet; whether experts nominated by the Scottish Executive(a) have been and (b) are members of it; and if she will make a statement. [66442]
§ Mr. MeacherThis part of directive 80/779/EEC on air quality limit values and guide values for sulphur dioxide and suspended particles has been repealed.
§ Angus RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when the EU Committee for the adaptation to technical progress of the Directive on air quality standards for nitrogen dioxide is next due to meet; whether experts nominated by the Scottish Executive(a) have been and (b) are members of it; and if she will make a statement. [66443]
§ Mr. MeacherThis part of directive 85/203/EEC on air quality standards for nitrogen dioxide as been repealed.
§ Angus RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when the EU Committee for the Adaptation to Technical Progress and the implementation of the directive on the control of volatile organic compound emissions resulting from the storage of petrol and its distribution from terminals to service stations is next due to meet; whether experts nominated by the Scottish Executive(a) have been and (b) are members of it; and if she will make a statement. [66461]
§ Mr. MeacherMeetings of this committee are held as and when required. The UK would usually be represented by an official from my Department, but the precise representation would be decided in the light of the matters to be discussed. There have been no meetings of the committee over the last 12 months, and we are not aware of any planned.
§ Angus RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when the EU Committee for the Adaptation to Scientific and Technical Progress of the directive on the limit value for lead in the air is next due to meet; whether experts nominated by the Scottish Executive(a) have been and (b) are members of it; and if she will make a statement. [66429]
§ Mr. MeacherThis part of directive 82/884/EEC on a limit value for lead in the air has been repealed.