§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will outline the procedure which the Forestry Commission will pursue in applying the European Community's environmental assessment directive to its own planting activities; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. GummerThe procedures to be adopted for new planting by the Forestry Commission will, in all important respects, be the the same as those laid down in the Environmental Assessment (Afforestation) Regulations 1988 in respect of new planting by the private sector.