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Mr. Blunkett
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, further to his answer on 24 January, Official Report, columns 351-53, by what criteria he concluded that there is no case for statutory action in instances where there is evidence of a breach of statutory provisions.
Mr. Portillo
The Secretary of State's conclusion in relation to any case has regard to the circumstances of the case and to the balance of evidence.