§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list all environmental directives from the European Commission since 1973 not entered fully into force in the United Kingdom, the dates of the directives and the reasons they have not been implemented.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyIt is believed that the United Kingdom has implemented all European Community environmental directives, save those where the date of entry into force has not yet been reached. Detailed questions about the precise limits of required implementation of individual directives are regularly discussed with the EC Commission and other interested bodies.