HC Deb 21 March 2001 vol 365 cc249-50W
Mrs. Gilroy

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if the to ensure that (a) an environmental assessment and (b) an informal public inquiry are carried out in respect of hybrid Bills before they are introduced. [154679]

Ms Beverley Hughes

My Department has not introduced a hybrid Bill during this Parliament. However, hybrid Bills are subject to the same pre-parliamentary processes as other Bills, which includes environmental assessments.