§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when he will issue a circular to local planning authorities setting out the procedures embodied in the regulations which implement the European Community directive on environmental assessment 85/337/EEC.
§ Mr. WaldegraveMy Department and the Welsh Office intend to issue the circular as soon as the Town and Country Planning (Assessment of Environmental Effects) Regulations, which were laid before Parliament in draft on 14 June, have been approved and made.
§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when his Department will publish the revised version of its booklet entitled, "Environmental Assessment of Major Projects in England and Wales".
§ Mr. WaldegraveA draft of this advisory booklet was included with my Department's consultation paper on environmental assessment issued in April 1986. The final version is currently being prepared and will be issued in the next month or two.