Written question asked by Tim Yeo (Conservative), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 5 March 1997. It was answered by James Clappison (Conservative) on Wednesday, 5 March 1997 on behalf of the Department of the Environment.

Dept of the Environment

Question: What preparations his Department is making for Earth Summit II; and for the PrepComs leading up to the Summit.

Answer: Mr. Yeo: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what preparations his Department is making for Earth summit II; and for the preparatory conferences leading up to the summit. [18499] Mr. Clappison: Preparations for the special session of the UN General Assembly began in June 1996 with a seminar involving Government, business, non-governmental organisations and local government. A consultation paper was issued in December 1996, setting out the Government's approach to the special session. Comments on this are now being considered, and a revised version will be published in due course. A report setting out the United Kingdom's progress since Rio, together with some of our objectives for future action, is also being prepared for presentation to the special session. The current intersessional meeting, and the main session in April, of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development will be used to prepare the ground for the special session.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 18499; 291 c634W
Session: 1996-97
Subjects: Environment protection Environment Government departments Policy UN Conference on Environment and Development Department of the Environment Conferences