Written question asked by Lord Blencathra (Conservative) on Thursday, 18 June 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 29 June 1998. It was answered by Angela Eagle (Labour) on Monday, 29 June 1998 on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions.

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what initiatives the Government took to promote the UN World Environment Day on 5th June.

Answer: Mr. Maclean: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what initiatives the Government took to promote the UN World Environment Day on 5 June. [47221] Angela Eagle: Advertising specifically promoting World Environment Day ran in the national press and on radio on 4 and 5 June as an extension to the Are you doing your bit? advertising campaign which took place during March and April this year. My Department also launched its Climate Change Impacts programme. To draw further attention to World Environment Day, the Deputy Prime Minister, as President of the EU's Environment Council, visited both the Donana National Park in Spain and the site nearby caused by a serious spillage of chemical waste.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 315 c81W; 47221
Session: 1997-98
Subjects: Advertising Environment protection Publicity World Environment Day