§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will make a statement on his recent visit to India. [20940]
§ Mr. PrescottI briefly visited India on 20 November as part of a series of round-the-world meetings I had in the build-up to the United Nations Conference on Climate Change in Kyoto. In India, I met Prime Minister Gujral and Professor Soz, Minster for the Environment and Forests and had useful discussions with them about154W climate change and transport matters. We were able to work closely with the Indian delegation and other developing countries in the subsequent Kyoto Conference.