§ 67. Mr. Wallaceasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he has plans to revise Her Majesty's Government's proposals for measures to combat acid rain following the breakdown of talks between European Economic Community Environment Ministers in Brussels on 25 November.
§ Mr. WaldegraveNo. Although some countries regarded the proposals tabled by the United Kingdom Presidency as too onerous, and so were unable to agree to them, we continue to hope that these proposals may help find a basis for agreed Community-wide measures to tackle the problem of acid rain. Talks on the United Kingdom Presidency proposals are continuing at official level.