HC Deb 25 June 1992 vol 210 c293W
Mr. Simon Hughes

To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will make it his policy to introduce mandatory recovery or recycling of chlorofluorocarbons, hydrochlorofluorocarbons and hydrofluorocarbons; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Leigh

My Department already encourages the voluntary recovery and recycling of ozone-depleting substances. Legislation on the management of industrial and domestic waste is a matter for my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment.

Mr. Simon Hughes

To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will publish recent research undertaken on hydrochlorofluorocarbons for his Department by Coopers and Lybrand Deloitte; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Leigh

The results of the study were given by the consultants at a presentation on 4 March 1992, which was attended by representatives of those industry sectors concerned and non-governmental organisation. A copy of the executive summary, which was issued at the presentation, has been placed in the Library.

Mr. Simon Hughes

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what is his policy on the publication of United Kingdom production figures of ozone-depleting chemicals: and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Leigh

Information on United Kingdom production of ozone-depleting substances is not published separately for reasons of commercial sensitivity. Production figures are however reported to the Commission of the European Communities which published production levels for the Community as a whole.

Mr. Simon Hughes

To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will list the 10 largest users in the United Kingdom of each of(a) hydrochlorofluorocarbons, (b) chlorofluorocarbons, (c) methyl chloroform, (d) halons and (e) carbon tetrachloride; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Leigh

On(a), (b), (c) and (e) the information is not available.

On (d) I refer the hon. Gentleman to the publication "Use of Halons in the United Kingdom and the Scope for Substitution" published by HMSO/Department of the Environment 1991, a copy of which is in the Library.