HC Deb 12 March 1992 vol 205 c614W
Mr. Win Griffiths

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether his Department was represented at the conference on degreasing substances that deplete the ozone layer, held on 15 October 1991 in Birmingham; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Leigh

No, but a representative of the Department of the Environment, with whom my Department works closely on ozone depleting substances, did attend.

Mr. Win Griffiths

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list the United Kingdom consumption and production figures for hydrochlora-fluorocarbons for each year from 1986 to 1991.

Mr. Leigh

The information requested is not available.

Mr. Win Griffiths

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list the regulatory measures that exist to prohibit the advertising, sale and export of ozone depleting substances; and whether he has any plans to strengthen or introduce such measures.

Mr. Leigh

There are no regulatory measures to prohibit the advertising of ozone depleting substances. The production, consumption and export to non-parties of these substances is regulated by the Montreal protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer and, in the European Community, by EC regulation 594/91.

The Montreal protocol is due to be reviewed in November 1992 and it is likely that dates for phase out of these substances will be brought forward.