Halons (Hansard, 23 November 1992)

§ Mr. Dafis
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will establish halon banks to assist in the recovery and recycling of halon.

§ Mr. Maclean
The Government are working closely with the fire industry and halon users on ways in which halon banking in the United Kingdom can be facilitated and are also playing an active role both within the EC and internationally on discussions on banking.

§ Mr. Dafis
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make it his policy to ban the production and import of halons into the United Kingdom.

§ Mr. Maclean
The parties to the Montreal protocol are currently meeting in Copenhagen to discuss the phase out of ozone-depleting substances, including halons. The United Kingdom, together with its EC partners, is calling for production of halons to be phased out by the end of 1994 at the latest except for continued production for essential use.