§ Mr. DafisTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what action has been undertaken by his Department to encourage European Community cooperation on the promotion of clean technology following the European Commission report "Industrial Competitiveness and Environmental Protection" of 1986.
§ Mr. MacleanThe Commission communication, reference number SEC(92)1986, was produced in November last year and discussed under the United Kingdom presidency of the Council of Ministers on 24 November 1992. The Council warmly welcomed the communication and, inter alia, invited the Commission and member states to co-operate to encourage the development and diffusion of cleaner technologies. The Council of Environment Ministers in December welcomed the communication as a step forward in integrating environmental considerations into other policy areas. The Government look forward to further discussions under the Danish presidency.