HC Deb 24 July 1991 vol 195 cc652-3W
Mr. Gould

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment in what specific ways the Government have encouraged business to take environmental considerations into account when operating since September 1990.

Mr. Heseltine

Since the publication of the White Paper "This Common Inheritance" in September 1990, the Government have taken a wide range of specific measures to encourge business to take environmental considerations into account, most notably the introduction of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, which provides a strong regulatory framework for industry to play its part in protecting and enhancing the environment.

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