HC Deb 15 December 1997 vol 303 cc29-30W
Mr. Brake

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will take steps to arrange for an environmental audit to be conducted of each six-monthly EU presidency. [20002]

Angela Eagle

The environment is an important theme in the Government's objectives for the UK Presidency of the European Union. The Government are currently considering ways of taking this forward and will make an announcement in due course.