HC Deb 17 March 1982 vol 20 c115W
Mr. Sheerman

asked the Secretary of State for Industry how much polychlorinated biphenyl has been made in the United Kingdom.

Mr. MacGregor

Production of polychlorinated biphenyls in the United Kingdom ceased in 1977. Information on the total amount produced in the United Kingdom up to that date is not available: however an OECD report prepared last year gives United Kingdom production figures for the following years:

Tonnes
1973 4,067
1974 4,818
1975 3,274
1976 3,013
1977 283