§ Mr. DafisTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement on the progress being made towards the halting of production of products containing(a) chlorofluorocarbons, (b) hydrochlorofluorocarbons, (c) methyl chloroform, (d) carbon tetrachloride and (e) halons.
§ Mr. MacleanThe Montreal protocol and associated' European legislation control the production and consumption of CFCs, halons, carbon tetrachloride and methyl chloroform themselves, rather than the production of products containing them. The Government are committed to phasing out production of those substances by the end of 1995 at the latest, and production of products will diminish as the supply of the chemicals is phased out. The protocol is likely to be extended in November to include controls of HCFCs, and the European Community has proposed that those controls should consist of a quantitative limit on consumption, restriction of possible uses and a phase-out date.