§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what monitoring he is undertaking of the progress by local authorities in the implementation of Agenda 21; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Robert B. JonesLocal authorities' implementation of Agenda 21—the report from the UN Conference on Environment and Development—is carried out individually and through their national "local Agenda 21 initiative". Monitoring this is a matter for local government. I have regular discussions about progress, however, with local government representatives in the central and local government environment forum.