§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what research his Department has carried out into the(a) toxicity and (b) inflammability of sour gas; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. YeoThe properties of sour gas are well known, and no research has been considered necessary by my Department.
§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the power stations in England and Wales which have been authorised to use sour gas; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. YeoNo power stations in England and Wales have been authorised to burn sour gas.
Member Sector/Expertise Position Dr. Elizabeth Nelson (Chairman) Market research Former Chairman of Taylor Nelson A. G. B. plc Professor Roland Clift Environmental Science Professor of Environmental Technology and Director of the Centre for Environmental Strategy, University of Surrey Ms Anne Foster Consumer affairs Director of the Scottish Consumer Council Ms Julia Hailes Environmental consultancy Director of Sustainability Ltd, author of "Green Consumer guide" Dr Keith Humphreys Manufacturing Chairman and Managing Director, Rhone-Poulenc Ltd. Ms Pippa Hyam Environmental consultancy Senior Associate, PDA International Mrs. Harriet Kimbell Consumer affairs and Law Consumer lawyer and law lecturer. Mr. Kenneth Miles Advertising Director General, Incorporated Society of British Advertisers Ltd. Miss Jyoti Munsiff Law Company Secretary, Shell Transport and Trading Mr. Derek Norman Manufacturing Director of Environmental Affairs, Pilkington plc Dr Richard Pugh Retailing Director, Tesco plc Mr. Lew Scott Manufacturing Manufacturing Director Hoover, Ltd. Miss Catherine Whitehead Trading Standards County Trading Standards Officer, Staffordshire County Council Mr. Nigel Whitaker Retailing Executive Director Kingfisher, plc