HC Deb 22 May 1996 vol 278 cc236-7W
Ms Short

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) which recommendations made by the royal commission on environmental pollution in its 18th report have been specifically addressed in the Government's report "Transport: The Way Forward"; [29282]

(2) which recommendations made by the royal commission on environmental pollution in its 18th report have not been specifically addressed in the Government's report "Transport: The Way Forward". [29283]

Sir George Young

The Green Paper "Transport: The Way Forward" is a response to the national debate on transport, and as such it picks up most of the major points made by the royal commission in its call for sustainable transport policies. It did not include a point by point response to the royal commission report.

I recently met the chairman of the royal commission to discuss how to take forward the debate, including further consideration of the commission's recommendations and its views on the Green Paper.