§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what advice he will give to the Health and Safety Executive in light of its recommendation that the production of refractory ceramic fibre should cease. [20015]
§ Mr. OppenheimThe Health and Safety Executive has not recommended that the production of refractory ceramic fibres should cease. The European Commission is preparing a proposal for the classification of refractory ceramic fibres which would require an appropriate hazard warning label to be used when those materials are supplied.