Commenting ahead of Alistair Darling's announcement on Tuesday for the Government's future plans for transport, Liberal Democrat Shadow Transport Secretary John Thurso MP said:
Baroness Sue Miller, Liberal Democrat Environment Spokesperson has called a debate in the House of Lords to highlight the serious incompetence of the Government in implementing the 1999 Landfill Directive.
The future of NIREX (the body charged with the long-term disposal of nuclear waste) has been set out in an obscure Government statement - one of 45 written statements released today.
A report published today by the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee, has criticised the Department for Education and Skills for failing to promote environmental sustainability through life-long learning.
Worrying new figures from the Office of National Statistics, released today, reveal that greenhouse gas emissions from transport increased 47% between 1990 and 2002.
Commenting on the Environmental Audit Committee report, 'Greening Government 2004', Sue Doughty MP, Liberal Democrat member of the Committee, said: