HC Deb 13 December 1988 vol 143 cc525-6W
Mr. Redmond

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the most dangerous substances in the United Kingdom red list.

Mr. Moynihan

A consultation paper was issued in July setting out proposals for a new approach towards controlling inputs of the most dangerous substances to water. The paper included proposals for selecting a "red list" of the most dangerous substances, and a provisional initial list of substances, on which comments were invited. The following substances appeared on the provisional list:

  • Mercury
  • Cadmium
  • Gamma-Hexacholrocyclohexane (Lindane)
  • DDT
  • Pentachlorophenol (PCP)
  • Hexachlorobenzene (HCB)
  • Hexachlorobutacliene (HCBD)
  • Aldrin
  • Dieldrin
  • PCB (Polychlorinated Biphenyls)
  • Triorganotin Compounds
  • Dichlorvos
  • Trifluoralin
  • Chloroform1
  • Carbon Tetrachloride1
  • 1, 2 Dichloroethane
  • Trichlorobenzene
  • Azinphos-methyl
  • Fenitrothion
  • Malathion
  • Endosulfan
  • Atrazine
  • Simazine
1 Comments were particularly invited on whether these substances should be included because they were the subject of EC directives even though they did not emerge as priority substances from the selection scheme.

Table 1
Aggregate Exchequer Grant1
£ million (1988–89 prices)
Region 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89
South East 5,201 5,071 4,808 4,623 4,380 4,428 4,408 4,249
South West 1,289 1,232 1,193 1,188 1,110 1,070 1,077 1,091
East Anglia 503 486 472 466 427 424 433 411
West Midlands 1,593 1,546 1,617 1,584 1,476 1,513 1,491 1,420

Comments received in response to the consultation paper are currently being assessed.