§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement on the issues discussed and matters decided at the Environment Council ministerial meeting in Brussels on 5 May.
§ Mr. MacleanThe joint Environment and Development Council ministerial meeting on 5 May considered specific elements of the Community's strategy for the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development. The conclusions of this meeting record the agreements reached on the Rio declaration, the agenda 21 action programme, financial resources, technology co-operation, institutions, atmosphere, forests, desertification, biodiversity and biotechnology. Some of those issues were previously addressed in the conclusions of the Environment Council held on 12 December 1991.