HC Deb 08 July 1998 vol 315 cc541-2W
Mr. MacShane

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what proposals he has to involve(a) hon. Members and (b) members of local authorities in the process of nomination and appointment to regional development agencies. [49189]

Angela Eagle

We wrote to hon. Members in February inviting them to put forward their nominations for RDA board membership. We also invited members of local authority regional associations to submit names to be considered for the four local authority places on each board.

legally binding commitment from Kyoto as well as considering how we might move beyond that towards our domestic goal of a 20 per cent. reduction in CO2 emissions by 2010. We will be looking at the scope for savings from improved energy efficiency by business and in the home; lower transport emissions; and an increase in the electricity generated from renewables and combined heat and power.