HC Deb 11 December 1991 vol 200 cc427-8W
Mr. Simon Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what are the latest production and consumption figures for the United Kingdom for(a) chlorofluorocarbons, (b) carbon tetrachloride, (c) halons, (d) HCFCs, (e) methyl chloroform and (f) HFCs.

Mr. Baldry

The production figures for these chemicals are commercially confidential as there are one or two United Kingdom manufacturers. The latest estimated consumption figures available are:

Tonnes
Chlorofluorocarbons 33,000 (1989)
Carbon tetrachloride 40–50,000 (1989)
Methyl chloroform 30–35,000 (1989)
Halons 1,500 (1990)

Estimates of United Kingdom HCFC and HFC consumption are not currently available.