HC Deb 19 October 1990 vol 177 c950W
Mr. Flynn

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether his Department has received any inquiries from Germany or the Soviet Union for assistance, through his environmental management options scheme (DEMOS), for the conversion of redundant tanks and other military equipment to commercial reuse; and if he will make a statement on the availability of DEMOS support finance to assist eastern European states to modernise industrial facilities and to dispose of toxic materials.

Mr. Redwood

[holding answer 18 October 1990]: DEMOS is a national programme designed to encourage United Kingdom businesses to adopt environmental best practice and improved technology. Assistance for eastern Europe is provided in other ways; I refer to the answer given on 3 May by my hon. Friend the Member for Mid-Worcestershire (Mr. Forth).