§ Mr. DalyellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions when he will respond to the report on Biodiversity in the EU of Sub-Committee D of the European Union Committee of the House of Lords; and if he will make a statement on recommendations 1, 6 and 7 of the report. [109322]
§ Mr. MeacherThe Government's response to the Report is in preparation and will be submitted in March. I also hope that an announcement about a Countryside Bill, as mentioned in the Queen's speech, will soon indicate where some of the Report's recommendations may be tackled through intended legislation.