HC Deb 24 October 1988 vol 139 cc86-7W
Mr. Wareing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what were the amounts spent by his Department in each of the years 1983 to 1987 in order to combat(a) acid rain pollution, (b) ozone layer pollution, (c) motor vehicle pollution and (d) marine pollution.

Mrs. Virginia Bottomley

The Department has spent the following amounts on research to combat these aspects of pollution:

On implementation, the Government's policy is that the polluter pays.