§ 31. Mr. Pavittasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what publicity he has given to his anti-pollution measures to collect mercury cell hearing aid batteries which are discarded by the users; how much has been spent on this publicity; when the scheme was announced; and what results there have been to the latest convenient date.
§ Mr. Eldon GriffithsPublicity for existing schemes of collection through the National Health Service, through hearing aid clubs or through retail outlets is a matter for the organisers of such schemes. Detailed statistics about their success are not collected by my Department but I understand that about 40,000 batteries have been recovered under 115W the National Health Service scheme introduced in 1972 to recover batteries issued to children under the Health Service.