PMQT Written Answers – 24 June 1993

Below is the text of the written answers relating to Prime Minister’s Question Time from 24th June 1993.

PRIME MINISTER:

Sustainable Development

Mr. Llew Smith : To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his answer of 17 June, Official Report, column 686, if he will give further details of the OECD meeting in Paris to which the report on sustainable development was presented.

The Prime Minister : The United Kingdom progress report to the United Nations Commission for Sustainable Development was made available to delegates attending the third meeting of the environment policy committee of the OECD held in Paris on 9 to 11 June. This was one of a regular series of meetings which enables Governments of industrialised countries to exchange views on issues of environmental policy. On this occasion the agenda included a review of the follow-up to last year’s Earth summit. The committee will next meet in December.

Engagements

Mr. Harry Greenway : To ask the Prime Minister if he will list his official engagements for Thursday 24 June.

Sir Peter Tapsell : To ask the Prime Minister if he will list his official engagements for Thursday 24 June.

The Prime Minister : This morning, I presided at a meeting of the Cabinet and had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. In addition to my duties in the House, I shall be having further meetings later today.