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Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 3:30 pm on 27 July 1989.

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Photo of Mr Geoffrey Howe Mr Geoffrey Howe , East Surrey 3:30, 27 July 1989

I am grateful to my hon. Friend for his opening remarks. No hon. Member doubts the enormous and fast-increasing importance of the environmental problems arising from an expanding population, growing economic activity and shrinking space. It is one of the consequences of the high rate of growth and prosperity in the past 10 years. Nobody is more conscious of the importance of these matters than my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister.