HC Deb 01 November 2000 vol 355 cc509-10W
Mr. Llew Smith

To ask the Prime Minister if he will make a statement on the planned level of funding and personnel for the Kyoto Mechanisms Office. [135446]

The Prime Minister

The Government have not yet decided exactly what resources will be needed. This will depend, in part, on how quickly international projects get under way. This will be influenced by the meeting of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (in The Hague in November), which will develop the rules for the Kyoto mechanisms. A final decision will be taken after this meeting.