§ Mr. MacleanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list the issues for discussion before the Environment Council of 11 and 12 March, indicating the position he proposes to take on each issue. [72738]
§ Mr. Meacher[holding answer 24 February 1999]: The following issues will be debated in Brussels on 11–12 March:
Community strategy on climate change: Council conclusions.Amended proposal for a Council Directive establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy: Common position.Proposal for a Council Directive on end-of-life vehicles: Common position.Community strategy to reduce C02 emissions from private cars— Commission negotiations with car manufacturers which are not members of ACEA: Council conclusions.Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 88/609/EEC, on the limitation of emissions of certain pollutants into the air from large combustion plants: Policy debate.Proposal for a Council Directive on the incineration of waste: Progress report.It has not been the practice of successive Administrations to indicate the position Ministers propose to take in advance of Council.
Completion date Highway scheme Planned completion Actual completion Original works budget £ million (1992) Spend to date (million) Contract A: Fore Street Underpass 31 December 1997 4 December 1998 (Tunnel—16 July 1998) 56.6 62.0 Contract B: Angel Road Viaduct 16 January 1996 28 November 1996 31.4 39.6 Contract C: Lea Valley Viaduct 14 November 1995 22 August 1996 32.7 39.4 Total 120.7 141.0 Notes:
1.All figures are exclusive of VAT
Figures include the cost of work,statutory undertakers, variations of price and contingencies They exclude Traffic control systems Unit (TCSU),Preparation and Supervision (P & S) and Land costs.