§ Mr. AingerTo ask the President of the Board of Trade (1) when he expects to publish draft regulations to implement the environmental impact assessment directive 85/337/EEC for offshore oil and gas exploration activities; and if he will make a statement; [29584]
(2) when he gave an undertaking to implement the environmental impact assessment directive 85/337/EEC for offshore oil and gas exploration activities; what consultations he had undertaken with interested parties; and when that consultation period ended. [29587]
§ Mr. Page[holding answer 16 May 1996]: The Government are committed to implementing directive 85/337/EEC in so far as it applies to offshore oil and gas activities and I intend to seek comments from interested parties on our proposals in the near future.