HC Deb 21 May 1984 vol 60 c328W
Mr. Speller

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what inquiries he has made to seek to identify a substance which would provide an effective deterrent against solvent sniffing; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Fletcher

In order to be effective, any aversive additive would have to be so strong as to make the glue unpleasant to the overwhelming majority of people who want to use it for legitimate purposes. I am not prepared to make them suffer because of abuse by relatively few.