§ Dr. StrangTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether he has discussed with the Secretary of State for the Environment the results of the countryside survey 1990 and the implications of these results for his Department.
§ Mr. MacGregorI have been asked to reply.
I refer to the answer given to the hon. Gentleman today by my hon. Friend the Minister of the Environment and Countryside.
§ Dr. StrangTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales whether he has discussed with the Secretary of State for the Environment the results of the countryside survey 1990 and the implications of these results for his Department.
§ Sir Wyn RobertsI have been asked to reply.
Regular contact is and will continue to be maintained with my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment on matters such as this.
Departments are committed to integrating environmental concerns into all policy areas. By 1997 the Countryside Council for Wales expects also to have completed the inventory of habitats in Wales at a phase 1 level of detail.
§ Dr. StrangTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what discussions he has had on the504W implications of the countryside survey 1990 for Government policy with (a) the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, (b) the Secretary of State for Transport, (c) the Treasury, (d) the Secretary of State for Scotland and (e) the Secretary of State for Wales.
§ Mr. YeoMy right hon. Friend maintains regular contact with his right hon. Friends on these matters and will continue to do so. They are as committed as he is to integrating environmental concerns into all policy areas.