HC Deb 20 February 1990 vol 167 cc612-3W
Mr. Janner

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what action is being taken to encourage manufacturers to produce safe alternatives to solvents which are open to abuse.

Mr. Forth

The Intoxicating Substances (Supply) Act makes it an offence to sell a solvent-based product to a young person if he appears to want it for sniffing. There are already available alternatives to many solvent-based products, which cannot be sniffed.

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