To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if the Government have plans to offer aid to the newly democratised countries in eastern Europe for the specific purpose of combating pollution and protecting the environment.

We are already doing so through the European Community, and £35 million has already been spent on environmental projects in eastern Europe this year alone. United Kingdom experts have participated in fact-finding missions. We are also prepared to consider carefully targeted support under our know-how funds for eastern Europe.