§ Mr. ChaytorTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the work his Department has carried out to examine the scope for using the tax system to deliver environmental objectives; and if he will make a statement. [75339]
§ Ms HewittThe Government's commitment to exploring the scope for using economic instruments to secure environmental objectives was set out in the Statement of Intent on Environmental Taxation, published in July 1997.
The progress made in using the tax system to deliver environmental objectives was set out in the 1999 Economic and Fiscal Strategy Report and Financial Statement and Budget Report, and in previous Pre-Budget Reports and Financial Statement and Budget Reports.