HC Deb 25 January 1989 vol 145 cc569-70W
Dr. Thomas

To ask the Prime Minister what steps she plans to take to ensure the atmospheric control technology, the support refrigerant technology for catering, and the packaging material for documentation for the forthcoming United Kingdom-sponsored conference on the ozone layer depletion and dangers of chlorofluorocarbons, minimises the use of chlorofluorocarbons.

The Prime Minister

As my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Environment informed the House on 15 December 1988 at column725, Government Departments have been asked to review their policies, specifications and practices with a view to promoting the objective of reducing use of chlorofluorocarbons and halons to the maximum possible extent.