§ Mr. DafisTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, pursuant to his answer of 11 January,Official Report, column 6, what is the source of information on which he based his reply regarding the carbon dioxide emission implications of the latest GATT agreement.
§ Mr. AtkinsThe terms of reference of working group III of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, as agreed at the IPCC eighth session in Harare, require working group III to consider and develop as necessary a range of internally consistent scenarios for future emissions based on reasonable economic, demographic and technological projections and taking account of the gaps and uncertainties in available knowledge. Any available evidence on the impact of GATT on emissions would be considered as part of IPCC's review.