World Summit on Sustainable Development (Hansard, 28 October 2002)

HC Deb 28 October 2002 vol 391 c583W 583W

§ Malcolm Bruce
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment. Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on the outcome of the Johannesburg World Summit on Sustainable Development with particular regard to(a) the multinational targets agreed during the Summit and (b) the targets the European Union sought to negotiate at Johannesburg and to which the EU remains committed. [76249]

§ Mr. Meacher
[holding answer 22 October 2002]I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State on 17 October,Official Report, column 898W. In addition, the UK and EU pushed unsuccessfully for a numerical target in relation to natural resource loss.