§ Mr. CryerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement on the decision to set an inspection level of the use of 2 tonnes of organic solvent within a 12-month period under the pollution control regulations; and what representations he has received seeking a lower figure at 0.25 tons.
§ Mr. BaldryUnder the Environmental Protection (Prescribed Processes and Substances) Regulations 1991, the new system of local authority air pollution control provided for in part I of the Environmental Protection Act will apply to road vehicle respraying processes which are likely to use two tonnes or more of organic solvents in any 12-month period. The Vehicle Builders and Repairers Association—VBRA—and 19 of its members have made representations seeking a reduction in the exemption threshold to 0.25 tonnes per year. The Department have sought further information from the VBRA, when r.his is to hand, my right hon. Friend will consider its representations further.