§ Mr. Michael McNair-Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he intends to introduce legislation to reduce the use of phosphates in detergent formulations.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerThe effects of the substances in synthetic detergents on water pollution are kept under review by the Standing Technical Committee on Synthetic Detergents which publishes annual reports. The Committee28W thoroughly examined the effects of phosphates, and have not recommended any reduction of their proportion in detergents.