Dr. ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he has received any information on the scientific assessment by Dr. Eric Banks of the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology of the potential harmful effects of chlorofluorocarbon ozone-friendly replacements, details of which were presented to the ninth European symposium on fluorine chemistry in September.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyNo. I am arranging to obtain papers from Dr. Banks for assessment.