Dr. ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if, pursuant to the reply to the hon. Member for Merionnydd Nant Conwy, 28 July,Official Report. column 1196, he will publish in the Official Report the letter sent in reply relating to environmental protection expenditure.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyA copy of the letter has been placed in the Library. The OECD report to which reference was made in the letter is now expected to be released in the new year.