HC Deb 06 July 1992 vol 211 cc76-7W
Mr. Simon Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will outline the priorities for future action of the green Minister in his Department(a) over the next year and (b) over this Parliament; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Howard

Over the next 12 months I shall continue to follow up commitments in the White Paper Cm. 1200 "This Common Inheritance" and its successor Cm. 1655 "The First Year Report". I shall also publish, with the help of my colleagues, a second anniversary White Paper in the autumn. By the end of 1992 my Department will have developed an environmental housekeeping strategy for the management of its accommodation and purchasing. And over the next year and beyond I shall continue to ensure that environmental concerns shape the policy and work of my Department whenever appropriate, in this country, in our presidency of the European Community, and in following up the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in the wider international community.