§ 41. Dr. Kim HowellsTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions have taken place between the Minister for Overseas Development and her European counterparts to tackle environmental pollution in central and eastern Europe.
§ Mrs. ChalkerNone. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment and his Ministers have held many discussions with EC colleagues on environmental improvement. We have already been able to help both through multilateral channels like the EC PHARE programme and the British know-how fund which has so far funded nine environment projects.