§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his answer of 1 March,Official Report, columns 648–49, on his Department's environmental policies, if he will list the policies which have been subject to the arrangements for considering environmental implications since the publication of "This Common Inheritance", Cm. 1200.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardAs I explained in my reply on 1 March at columns648–49, I consider all departmental policies with possible environmental implications. For example, I considered the environmental effects of the changes in the tax system announced by my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer in his Budget statement, in particular the further increase in the differential in between rates of excise duty charged on leaded and unleaded petrol and the increased rates of excise duties on hydrocarbon oils. My predecessor also reviewed the regulations governing the civil service mileage allowances.
I have also kept under review the implications for Treasury policies of international discussions on climate change.