{"value":{"id":457194,"memberId":4161,"member":null,"memberRole":"Lords Spokesman, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs ","uin":"HLWS558","dateMade":"2016-03-03T00:00:00","answeringBodyId":13,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs","title":"Agenda for March EU Environment Council","text":"<p>My Hon Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Rory Stewart) has today made the following statement.</p><p>I will attend the EU Environment Council in Brussels on the 4<sup>th</sup> March, along with the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Climate Change, Lord Bourne.</p><p> </p><p>The Scottish Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform, Dr Aileen McLeod MSP, will also be attending Council.</p><p> </p><p>Following adoption of the agenda, the list of “A” items will be approved.</p><p> </p><p>Under non-legislative activities, the Council will debate the EU action plan for the Circular Economy and the follow-up to COP21 (Climate Change). There will be an exchange of views on The European Semester / Annual Growth Survey 2016 and the contribution of the environment and climate to growth and jobs. The Council will adopt a draft statement on Endocrine disruptors.</p><p> </p><p>Over lunch Ministers will be invited to discuss the ratification of the Paris Agreement (Climate Change).</p><p> </p><p>The following items are due to be discussed under Any Other Business:</p><p> </p><ol><li>Energy Transition - promoting environmentally friendly forms of energy in the EU</li><li>Implementing the 7<sup>th</sup> Environmental Action Plan</li><li>Minamata Package- (i) Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on mercury, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1102/2008; (ii) Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of the Minamata Convention on Mercury</li><li>Real Driving Emissions (RDE)</li><li>EU Action Plan on Wildlife Trafficking</li><li>Innovation Deals</li></ol>","house":"Lords","noticeNumber":0,"hasAttachments":false,"hasLinkedStatements":true,"linkedStatements":[{"linkedStatementId":457179,"linkType":"JointStatement","linkDate":"2016-03-03T00:00:00"}],"attachments":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Statements/457194","method":"GET"}]}