§ 61. Mr. Pavittasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will introduce legislation to enable local authorities to collect and dispose of mercury cell hearing aid batteries in such a way as to ensure that mercury pollution hazards to health will be minimised.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerWhen issuing replacement batteries for children's hearing aids the Post Office already collects the used batteries; and I welcome the initiative of the main manufacturer in trying to make similar arrangements for batteries bought privately. I aim to reduce as far as practicable the escape of any mercury into the environment.