§ Mr. DafisTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement on the relationship between social equity and sustainable development.
§ Mr. Atkins[holding answer 16 February 1995]: The Government set out their understanding of sustainable development in the UK's strategy of 25 January 1994—Cm 2426. This emphasised two themes: the need for economic development to secure rising living standards for the whole of society, and the importance of protection and enhancement of the environment for the benefit of this and successive generations.