§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what progress has been achieved in his review of the application of the guide to the use of economic instruments and the reform of the system for environmental evaluation across Government Departments.
§ Mr. BaldryWe are still preparing our guide to the use of economic instruments, and hope to publish it soon. We issued our guide to environmental appraisal at the end of 1991, and are currently looking at its effectiveness.