§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make it his policy at the next European Council of Industry Ministers on 14 November in Brussels, to introduce initiatives on(a) recycling of materials, including paper, packaging, metals and chemicals, (b) environmental protection for industrial plants, in regard to potential trans-frontier pollution and (c) energy policies in industry to reduce carbon dioxide and chlorofluorocarbon release to help mitigate the greenhouse effect.
§ Mr. ForthEnvironmental issues such as those cited by the hon. Gentleman have important implications for business and it may be expected that these will in due course be considered by the Council of Industry Ministers. However, there are no plans to raise them at the meeting on 14 November.
The agenda for Council of Ministers meetings is determined by the presidency which is currently held by France.
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§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if his Department has been invited to participate in the seminar on waste incineration and the environment, to be held at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers in London on 13 December.
§ Mr. ForthTwo members of the pollution abatement division of Warren Spring laboratory will be attending this conference.