§ Ms. QuinTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he has any proposals to reduce the emission of benzene from industrial sources along the lines of the rules introduced by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
§ Mr. TrippierThe major potential industrial sources of benzene are already tightly controlled by Her Majesty's inspectorate of pollution under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974; as and when more effective controls become available British industry is required to use them. In this regard, we are co-operating closely with our partners in the European Community to identify the best available techniques not entailing excessive costs to minimise benzene emissions from a number of industrial sectors.