HC Deb 30 July 1997 vol 299 cc414-5W
Mr. Matthew Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what plans the Government have to introduce an annual national sustainable development plan; and if he will make a statement. [8673]

Angela Eagle

Defining objectives and indicators, and reporting on them, will be an important element of the Government's approach to sustainable development, and we will be considering how to do so in ways which are regular, transparent and accessible.