HC Deb 08 January 2002 vol 377 cc764-5W
Adam Price

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what discussions she has had with the National Assembly for Wales regarding(a) the Environmental Impact Assessment Directive and (b) the implementation of its guidelines. [23983]

Mr. Meacher

The Environmental Impact Assessment Directive must be implemented UK wide. Officials have worked very closely with the National Assembly for Wales Agriculture Department and other Agriculture Departments in the devolved Administrations to determine key factors of the new regime which is being introduced to implement the uncultivated land provisions. This will ensure consistency of implementation and decision making across the UK, while allowing for any appropriate regional variations.