HC Deb 04 February 1987 vol 109 cc727-8W
55. Mr. Patrick Thompson

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is his latest information on concentrations of lead in the air.

Mr. Waldegrave

Air lead levels in the first quarter of 1986 averaged 0.29 micrograms per cubic metre compared with 0.56 micrograms per cubic metre during the same period in 1985. This is a direct consequence of the

Mr. John Patten

I refer the hon. Member to the answer my right hon. Friend gave earlier today to the hon. Member for Newcastle-under-Lyme (Mrs. Golding).