§ Mr. DafisTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what use he plans to make of the data on the interactions between the economy and the environment contained in the Government's satellite environmental accounts, referred to in paragraph 154 of "This Common Inheritance" annual report 1996. [25841]
§ Mrs. Angela KnightEnvironmental factors have performed an important role in economic policy decisions in recent year. The pilot environmental accounts will improve Government's ability to judge the environmental effects of economic policy.