§ Mr BendallTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when the United Kingdom will ratify the Sofia protocol on emission of oxides of nitrogen.
§ Mr. TrippierThe Government have today ratified the NOx protocol. This commits the United Kingdom to768W return overall emissions of oxides of nitrogen to 1987 levels by 1994 from all sources. It also commits us to develop further programmes for longer-term reductions based on critical loads. This important step emphasises our determination to deal with both acid rain and ground-level ozone.