§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Sheffield, Hillsborough (Mrs. Jackson) on 11 December,Official Report, column 216, if he will make a statement on the improvements the Government are pressing the World bank to make in its environment policy. [11924]
§ Dr. Liam FoxThe Government believe that the World bank's policy of screening all investment proposals for their potential environmental impact is the right approach. We continue to monitor the bank's performance to ensure that this policy is fully implemented in its environmental impact assessments.