§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if, pursuant to his answer of 20 April,Official Report, column 495, he will state what proposals Her Majesty's Government will make at the meeting of the Environment Council on 16 June regarding implementation of the Montreal protocol.
§ Mr. MoynihanThe Commission has put forward a proposed regulation for the implementation of the protocol in the European Community. It is too early to judge how far this will have progressed by the time of the Environment Council on 16 June but the United Kingdom will continue to press for early agreement on Communitywide action.
§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when, pursuant to his answer of 20 April,Official Report, column 494, he expects the European Community member states simultaneously to ratify the Montreal protocol.
§ Mr. MoynihanThe aim is that the European Community and its member states should ratify the Montreal protocol simultaneously before the end of 1988.