§ Mr. MacleanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list the subjects(a) he plans to raise and (b) he expects to be raised by others at the forthcoming Environment Council of 7 to 9 May. [83286]
§ Mr. MeacherI refer the right hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 22 April 1999,Official Report, column 625. We have since been notified that there will also be two brief presentations during the Informal Environment Council, one on the integration of environmental issues into EU policies and the other on EU Enlargement. In addition, there will be opportunities for me to engage in informal discussions with other Environment Ministers on a wide range of current environmental issues.