Written question asked by Lord Bruce of Bennachie (Liberal Democrat) on Friday, 22 March 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 11 April 2002. It was answered by Michael Meacher (Labour) on Thursday, 11 April 2002 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department has taken in response to the UNEP Governing Council Decision 21/21; and if she will make a statement.

Answer: Malcolm Bruce: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps her Department has taken in response to the UNEP Governing Council Decision 21/21; and if she will make a statement. [46566] Mr. Meacher: Decision 21/21 of the UNEP Governing Council in February 2001 established a Working Group to review international environmental governance. The UK funded a meeting of international experts in Cambridge in May 2001 to contribute to the debate. I represented the UK at two meetings of the working Group, and the other three were attended by DEFRA senior officials, I chaired the contact group which agreed the final report of the working group at the Global Ministerial Environment Forum in Cartagena in February.

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