§ Mr. Andrew MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what progress Britain is making towards implementing the Montreal protocol on chlorofluorocarbon reductions.
§ Mr. Trippier[pursuant to his reply, 21 March 1990, c. 667]: I regret that my earlier reply incorrectly stated that the United Kingdom had reduced production and consumption of CFCs by 50 per cent. when the statement was true only in respect of consumption. Production has been significantly cut since 1986 but not yet by that much. The difference between reductions in production and consumption is largely accounted for by United Kingdom exports of CFCs and the fact that our trading partners have not been able to match our performance in the reduction of CFC consumption.