HL Deb 17 July 2000 vol 615 c67WA
Lord Berkeley

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether in the absence of a world-wide prohibition on the use of tributylin (TBT) antifouling paint on commercial vessels, they will support such a prohibition on all ships entering European ports. [HL3280]

Lord Macdonald of Tradeston

Her Majesty's Government banned the sale, supply, storage and use of tributylin anti-fouling paint on vessels under 25 metres in length in 1987. In view of the current progress at the International Maritime Organisation to introduce a world-wide ban on their use, we do not consider that separate European action is appropriate.