HC Deb 05 March 1997 vol 291 c625W
Ms Walley

To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what preparations her Department is making for the United Nations General Assembly special session, earth summit II; and for the meetings leading up to the summit. [18396]

Mr. Clappison

I have been asked to reply.

The Department of the Environment is taking the lead within Government on the preparations for the UN General Assembly special session in June.

I refer the hon. Lady to the reply that I have given today to my hon. Friend the Member for South Suffolk (Mr. Yeo).