§ Ms. WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he has responded to President Gorbachev's call for a special United Nations environmental agency to give advice and help in emergency situations; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyMy noble Friend the Minister for Housing, Environment and Countryside has announced the Government's response to Mr. Gorbachev's proposals for environmental action. A copy of his statement of 9 December will be placed in the Library.