§ Mr. BennettTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what powers he has to require companies to 103W invest in pollution abatement measures in circumstances where savings accrue to such companies from the use of new fuels or processes which emit quantities of pollutants in excess of those emitted by the fuel or process which has been replaced. [18866]
§ Mr. ClappisonHer Majesty's inspectorate of pollution does not allow fuel or process changes that lead to a net adverse environmental effect. Any increased profitability due to fuel or process change is taken into account in assessing the operators' improvement programmes to meet new plant standards under the best available technology not entailing excessive cost criteria of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.
Lead Cadmium Mercury Copper Arsenic Chromium Vanadium Nickel Selenium Zinc 1970 6,557 10.93 0.00 52.59 0.00 7.12 0.00 34.80 0.96 96.340 1971 7,385 11.48 0.00 54.70 0.00 7.48 0.00 36.00 1.01 100.730 1972 7,992 12.19 0.00 56.71 0.00 7.95 0.00 36.84 1.06 105.760 1973 8,510 12.98 0.00 60.73 0.00 8.46 0.00 39.58 1.13 112.910 1974 8,053 12.64 0.00 59.19 0.00 8.24 0.00 38.58 1.10 109.990 1975 7,535 12.43 0.00 58.71 0.00 8.10 0.00 38.46 1.09 108.600 1976 7,689 12.94 0.00 60.29 0.00 8.44 0.00 39.19 1.12 112.350 1977 7,488 13.29 0.00 61.75 0.00 8.67 0.00 40.08 1.15 115.250 1978 7,400 14.06 0.00 64.39 0.00 9.34 0.00 42.66 1.24 123.710 1979 7,449 14.32 0.00 66.01 0.00 9.34 0.00 42.66 1.24 123.710 1980 7,625 14.65 0.00 65.70 0.00 9.57 0.00 41.77 1.25 124.995 1981 6,832 14.32 0.00 63.27 0.00 9.36 0.00 39.87 1.21 121.325 1982 6,953 14.72 0.00 65.2 0.00 9.62 0.00 41.14 1.25 124.890 1983 7,076 14.98 0.00 68.25 0.00 9.78 0.00 43.79 1.29 128.750 1984 7,322 15.51 0.00 72.55 0.00 10.11 0.00 47.27 1.35 134.910 1985 6,698 15.66 0.00 74.79 0.00 10.20 0.00 49.28 1.38 137.550 1986 3,059 16.50 0.00 80.84 0.00 10.74 0.00 54.00 1.47 146.680 1987 3,165 17.06 0.00 85.4 0.00 11.09 0.00 57.67 1.53 153.260 1988 3,294 17.91 0.00 92.22 0.00 11.62 0.00 63.16 1.63 163.100 1989 2,816 18.45 0.00 97.52 0.00 11.96 0.00 67.61 1.70 170.210 1990 2,399 18.77 0.00 101.13 0.00 12.16 0.00 70.74 1.75 174.820 1991 2,162 18.55 0.00 100.85 0.00 12.01 0.00 70.83 1.74 173.570 1992 1,960 18.59 0.00 103.30 0.00 12.02 0.00 73.25 1.76 175.880 1993 1,770 18.41 0.00 106.52 0.00 11.88 0.00 76.82 1.78 177.860 Emissions of Heavy Metals from road transport fuel combustion for the period 1970–1993 expressed in tonnes per annum.