HL Deb 16 October 1990 vol 522 c878WA
Lord Colnbrook

asked Her Majesty's Government:

When will the United Kingdom ratify the Sofia Protocol on emission of oxides of nitrogen.

Baroness Blatch

The Government have today ratified the NOx Protocol. This commits the UK to return overall emissions of oxides of nitrogen to 1987 levels by 1994 from all sources. It also commits us to develop further programmes for longer term reductions based on critical loads. This important step emphasises our determination to deal with both acid rain and ground level ozone.