HC Deb 11 July 1989 vol 156 cc479-80W
Mr. Allen

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he or Ministers or officials of his Department have recently met the head of the United Nations environment programme's industry and environment office to discuss matters pertinent to the United Kingdom or European Community environmental protection.

Mrs. Virginia Bottomley

The Government fully support the work of the United Nations environment programme's industry and environment office. Officials in the Department of the Environment are in regular contact with the industry and environment office and have recently been discussing the creation of an international network to promote the exchange of information on clean technology.