HC Deb 20 December 1990 vol 183 c267W
Dr. Thomas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what proposals he will be putting forward at the next European ministerial Environment Council on 20 and 21 December on(a) the management of hazardous waste, (b) the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances and (c) developing fiscal instruments to attain environmental protection and improvement objectives.

Mr. Trippier

The first two subjects are on the agenda for discussion at the Council on the basis of proposals submitted by the European Commission. I shall be pressing for agreement to these directives. The question of economic and fiscal mechanisms to achieve environmental objectives may also be discussed. I shall report to Parliament on the outcome of the Council in the usual way.