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Mr. Flynn
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what proposals Her Majesty's Government are putting to the second meeting of parties to the Montreal protocol on ozone-depleting substances in London on 20 to 29 June.
Mr. Trippier
The European Community negotiating position, based on that of the United Kingdom, is as follows:
CFCs: 50 per cent. cut on 1986 levels by 1991–92; 85 per cent. by 1995–96; phase out by 1997 or at least before 2000. Halons: 50 per cent. cut by 1995; phase out by 2000 except for a limited number of essential uses. Methyl chloroform: 25 per cent. cut by 1994; 50 per cent. by 2000; consideration in 1994 of further and faster cuts. Carbon tetrachloride: 50 per cent. cut by 1991–92; phase out by 2000.