§ Mr. David PorterTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make it his policy to announce the recommendations of his Department's advisory group on litter on national legislation for dog fouling and the 477W definition of dog mess as litter together with his response on a day on which the House is sitting before the end of July.
§ Mr. AtkinsI intend to publish before the recess the report of the Department's advisory group on litter as a consultation document and I shall be encouraging all interested parties to let me have their views on its recommendations.