§ Mr. SayeedTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what discussions she has had with EU partners to reach agreement to the 425W European Commission's proposals for a Framework Directive for Minimum Efficiency Requirements for End-Use Equipment. [22600]
§ Mr. MeacherThe European Commission has yet to bring forward a formal proposal for a Framework Directive for Minimum Energy Efficiency Requirements for End-Use Equipment, but it has recently indicated that it should be in a position to do so early in 2002. To help ensure that work on this subject can then proceed as efficiently as possible, the Department has been working closely with other member states to identify the key issues which will need to be addressed. Such work has been advanced this year by the Market Transformation Programme Information Forum www.mtpif.com, a joint initiative between the Department and the Dutch Government, which is designed to promote the development and free exchange of policy information in this field.