§ Helen JacksonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will take steps to require environmental impact assessments to be undertaken before motorised sporting events and rallies may take place in the countryside. [82353]
§ Mr. RaynsfordThere are no provisions in the regulations implementing Directive 85/337/EEC (as amended by Directive 97/11/EC) on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment to carry out an assessment of these events and rallies, and there are no plans to introduce such regulations.