§ Mr. Craigenasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what recent discussions he has had with his European counterparts about acid rain and the United Kingdom joining the 30 per cent. Club.
§ Mrs. RumboldMy hon. Friend the Minister for the Environment, Countryside and Local Government recently discussed these subjects with Mrs. Surlien, the Norwegian Environment Minister. The outcome of these discussions was announced in the answer given by my hon. Friend to the hon. Member for South Shields (Dr. Clark) on Monday 21 April.
There are continuing discussions within the European Community about proposals to limit air pollution from large combustion plants; the matter was most recently discussed at the Council of Environment Ministers on 6 March.