Mr. William O'BrienTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what plans he has to present safeguards for the environment through the revision of Mineral Planning Guidance 3; and if he will make a statement;
(2) when he intends to publish the results of the consultation on the revision of MPG3; and if he will make a statement;
(3) if he will publish the names of organisations and individuals who have made representations regarding changes to MPG3.
§ Mr. BaldryA list of those organisations that responded to my Department's initial consultation exercise on the effectiveness of MPG3 was placed in the Library of the House in June 1992. My right hon. and learned Friend the then Secretary of State announced on 25 March that we intended to proceed to consultation on revised planning guidelines which would reflect the Government's commitment to the protection of the environment. We will do this as soon as possible. The results of this consultation exercise will be published in due course.