Dr. ThomasTo ask the Prime Minister (1) if during her recent visit to Poland she discussed with the Polish Government the possibility of the export of pollution abatement technology for rivers and waterways from the United Kingdom;
(2) if during her recent visit to Poland, she took the opportunity to raise with the Polish Government the possibility of Poland purchasing combined cycle clean coal-burning power station technology from the United Kingdom;
(3) if during her recent visit to Poland she discussed with the Polish Government the effect of the Chernobyl fall out on Polish agriculture; and if there were any lessons the United Kingdom could learn, in terms of environmental protection, from the Polish experience;
(4) if during her recent visit to Poland she raised the issue of Her Majesty's Government's concern over pollution released into the atmosphere from Polish power plants and factories contributing towards acid rain, ozone layer depletion and the greenhouse effect;
(5) if during her recent visit to Poland she discussed with officials and members of the Polish Government the possibilities of the United Kingdom exporting nuclear reactors, nuclear fuels and nuclear waste disposal technologies to Poland;
(6) if during her recent visit to Poland she discussed with Polish Government ministers progress made in nuclear, chemical and Conventional arms control talks, in regard to the stabilisation of security in central Europe;
(7) if during her recent visit to Poland she discussed mutual methods of support of the non-proliferation treaty and the international nuclear safeguard regime.
§ The Prime MinisterI refer the hon. Gentleman to the reply that I gave to my right hon. Friend the Member for Blackpool, South (Sir P. Blaker) on 11 November 1988 at columns315–16.