HC Deb 19 March 1993 vol 221 c432W
Mr. Chris Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) what is the quantity of ozone-depleting substances recycled within his Department and returned to the manufacturer;

(2) what proportion of his Department's consumption of ozone-depleting substances become controlled waste in terms of section 33 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990;

(3) what action has been taken to ensure that ozone-destroying substances consumed by his Department are identified as controlled wastes when they are no longer in use;

(4) what quantity of HCFC 22 is purchases by the Department per annum;

(5) what the latest available figures are for his Department's total purchase of CFCs and HCFCs;

(6) if he will provide details from the maintenance and servicing record of the quantity and type of ozone-destroying chemicals used annually in his Department's refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment for servicing and in leakages; and what proportion is removed for recycling.

Mr. Goodlad

The information is being compiled and I will write to the hon. Gentleman shortly.

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