§ Mr. Ieuan Wyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what literature has been published by his Department on the environmental impact of equipment produced to his Department's specifications.
§ Mr. NeubertThe environmental impact of Ministry of Defence equipment is considered in a variety of departmental publications.
§ Mr. Ieuan Wyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps he takes to(a) evaluate the environmental friendliness of the production processes required to make equipment ordered by his Department and (b) set environmental pollution control conditions on the suppliers of equipment to his Department.
§ Mr. NeubertThe responsibility for ensuring that the production processes employed in making equipment for the Ministry of Defence meet the appropriate legislative and regulatory standards on environmental pollution control lies with the companies from which the equipment is procured.