§ Mr. Spearingasked the Secretary of State for the Environment, pursuant to the answer of 25 July, Official 211W Report, c. 300, what steps Her Majesty's Government have taken to ascertain the most effective means of preventing acid rain by processing of emissions; and what research Her Majesty's Government have commissioned on this subject.
§ Mr. WaldegraveThe United Kingdom participates in international studies of emission abatement technologies under the aegis of the UN-ECE convention on long range transboundary air pollution and other international agencies. In addition, the Government have contributed to work on techniques of coal combustion which offer prospects for reducing emissions. The nationalised industries concerned conduct research on emission control under their research and development programmes.