HC Deb 08 December 1988 vol 143 c279W
Mr. Allen

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the European Economic Community environment conferences held at ministerial level since the date on which he became Secretary of State; and if he will list those Ministers who have attended each one to represent Her Majesty's Government.

Mr. Ridley

Since I became Secretary of State for the Environment, the United Kingdom has been represented at European Community meetings of Environment Ministers as follows:

1986

  • 12 June
  • Environment Council
  • The Hon. William Waldegrave
  • 24 November
  • Environment Council
  • The Hon. William Waldegrave (United Kingdom Presidency)
  • Lord Skelmersdale (United Kingdom delegation)

1987

  • 19-20 March
  • Environment Council
  • The Hon. William Waldegrave
  • 21 May
  • Environment Council
  • The Hon. William Waldegrave
  • 21 July
  • Environment Council
  • Lord Belstead
  • 3 December
  • Environment Council
  • Lord Belstead

1988

  • 26-27 February
  • Informal Council
  • The Earl of Caithness
  • 21 March
  • Environment Council
  • The Earl of Caithness
  • 16 June
  • Environment Council
  • The Earl of Caithness
  • 28 June
  • Environment Council
  • Mr. Colin Moynihan
  • 1-2 October
  • Informal Council
  • The Earl of Caithness
  • 24 November
  • Environment Council
  • The Earl of Caithness
The United Kingdom is among a small minority of member states to have been represented at Ministerial level at all these meetings.