§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what plans he has to reduce the imput of dichloros into the marine environment, in accordance with its red list status;.
(2) what records he has of the inputs of dichloros into the marine environment for each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Heathcoat-AmoryIt is estimated that around 15 tonnes of dichloros were input to United Kingdom coastal waters in 1989; figures are not available for earlier years. At the recent North sea conference, Ministers agreed that inputs of dichloros into the North sea should be reduced by the order of 50 per cent. by 1995. The Government intend that such a reduction should be achieved for inputs to all seas around the United Kingdom.