§ Mr. Ron Daviesasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what information he has as to what percentage of the European market for chlorofluorocarbons is accounted for by British manufacturers.
§ Mr. Giles ShawI regret that this information is commercially confidential.
§ Mr. Ron Daviesasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether there are any other significant uses for halons in the United Kingdom, apart from in fire extinguishers.
§ Mr. Giles ShawNo; over 99 per cent. of halons are used in the controls of fires.
§ Mr. Ron Daviesasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what measures he is taking to ensure that alternatives to fully halogenated chlorofluorocarbons are developed by British manufacturers.
§ Mr. Giles ShawIt is open to British manufacturers to apply for grants, under the support for innovation scheme, towards the cost of developing new alternatives to chlorofluorocarbons.
§ Mr. Ron Daviesasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what information he has as to how many aerosol units containing chlorofluorocarbons are sold annually in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Giles ShawI regret this information is not available.
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§ Mr. Ron Daviesasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will introduce legislation requiring aerosol manufacturers to label those canisters which use chlorofluorocarbons as a proportion of their propellant; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Giles ShawThe Government are participating in the United Nations environment programme discussions to decide on measures to control production of chlorofluorocarbons. In these circumstances, I consider a requirement for labelling of aerosol cans to indicate that they contain chlorofluorocarbons would he otiose.