HC Deb 16 February 1982 vol 18 c84W
Mr. Richard Wainwright

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he intends to take steps to implement the recommendations made in the report "Coal and the Environment" which was produced by the Commission on Energy and the Environment; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Giles Shaw

My right hon. Friend has been encouraged by the constructive comments he has received on the commission's report, and expects to respond positively to many of the recommendations in due course.