§ Mr. Chris SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer of 3 December to the hon. Member for Burnley (Mr. Pike),Official Report, column 302, what total amount in United States dollars has been committed as the United Kingdom's full share of the interim multilateral fund to assist developing nations to phase out chlorofluorocarbons; and over what time scale he envisages this full share being achieved.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydThe total amount committed as the United Kingdom's full share of the interim multilateral fund (known as the multilateral fund since 1 January 1993) is US $13,826,548. This will be drawn down against a disbursement profile proposed by the fund managers up to the financial year 1995–96.