§ Mr. KeenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environmental when he initiated a report by the National Consumer Council on the issue of environmental claims and related issues; when the findings will be made public; and what actions the Government will take to address the report findings.
§ Mr. Atkins[holding answer 6 February 1995]My Department and the Department of Trade and Industry are discussing with the National Consumer Council the detailed specification for a study into the effectiveness of controls over the making of environmental claims. The study should be concluded in the summer. We will decide nearer the time how best to make the findings known and what action might be needed to follow them up.