§ 41. Mr. BaldryTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will make a statement on the progress being made on the calling of the London conference on the ozone layer.
§ 87. Mr. Greg KnightTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a further statement on the international conference to be held on the subject of the ozone layer.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyThe London conference "Saving the Ozone Layer" will be held in the Queen Elizabeth II conference centre on 5-7 March 1989, Ministers from developed and developing countries are being invited to attend, as well as world industry and international organisations. Initial reactions have been very favourable. The executive director of the United Nations environment programme (UNEP) has offered his warm support for the conference, which is designed to support existing international efforts to protect the ozone layer. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State is considering the detailed programme for the conference in consultation with UNEP.