§ Mr. Jim CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many prosecutions there have been of companies that illegally supply CFCs within the UK over the last five years. [148007]
§ Mr. Morley[holding answer 19 January 2004]Under EC Regulation 2037/2000 on ozone depleting substances and the production and supply of CFCs, except for a very small amount for laboratory and analytical uses and essential uses, was banned in the UK and other member states from January 1995. This reduced and subsequently phased out any existing stocks of CFCs in the UK. The supply of CFCs for these uses is controlled by a licencing system, in which suppliers are given an import or export declaration. The amounts of CFCs requested by companies are also agreed in advance by member states. All import declarations are processed by Customs and Excise to ensure appropriate licences have been obtained, and no illegal imports have been detected in recent years.
Cod stocks in EC waters where UK has quota (tonnes live weight of fish) 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 1 North Sea UK quota 55,660 34,149 20,265 20,377 10,696 [11a(EC), IV] Landings 33,436 27,701 19,448 18,612 9,905 West of Scotland [ UK quota 5,960 3,530 2,322 2,770 1,084 Vb(EC),VIXII, XIV] Landings 3,487 2,654 1,845 1,788 966 Irish Sea UK quota 2,320 950 925 1,378 612 [Vila] Landings 1,742 835 902 1,160 514 Vllb-k, VIM. IX, UK quota 1,870 1,740 1,287 802 554 X, CECAF 34.1.1 (EC) Landings 1,412 1,132 1,115 740 476 1 Landings data for 2003 are provisional at the current time