HC Deb 21 June 1988 vol 135 c499W
Mr. Roy Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many Welsh power stations have installed flue gas desulphurisation air pollution filtering equipment.

Mr. Grist

None.

Mr. Roy Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he has any plans to require the fitting of flue gas desulphurisation equipment to Welsh power stations.

Mr. Grist

It will be for discussion between the industries concerned and Her Majesty's inspectorate of pollution how to meet the requirements on the United Kingdom, agreed at the EC Environmental Council on 16 June, to reduce the overall total of sulphur dioxide emissions from existing large combustion plant.