§ Mr. McGradyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what action the Government will take with its counterparts in the European Union to ensure that the Montreal Protocol of 1987 is implemented; and if he will make a statement. [110773]
§ Mr. MeacherThe Montreal Protocol is implemented within the European Union by EC Regulation 3093/94 on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. The current Regulation enables the EU to meet its commitments under the Protocol as agreed by Parties at the Copenhagen Meeting in 1992. A new EC Regulation is currently being agreed which will implement subsequent revisions to the Protocol.