Written question asked by Chris Ruane (Labour) on Tuesday, 28 November 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 30 November 2000. It was answered by Keith Hill (Labour) on Thursday, 30 November 2000 on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions.

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how much mercury he estimates has been released into the atmosphere from crematoria in the United Kingdom in each of the past 20 years; and if he will make a statement. - No figures given.

Answer: Mr. Ruane: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, released into the atmosphere from crematoria in the United [141192] Mr. Hill: The National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory estimates follows: __________________________________________________________________ Year Crematoria (tonnes mercury emitted) 1978 1.8 1979 2.0 1980 1.3 1981 1.3 1982 1.3 1983 1.3 1984 1.3 1985 1.3 1986 1.3 1987 1.3 1988 1.3 1989 1.3 1990 1.3 1991 1.3 1992 1.3 1993 1.4 1994 1.3 1995 1.3 1996 1.3 1997 1.3 1998 1.3 Total contribution 38.8 __________________________________________________________________ My Department is currently reviewing the existing statutory local authorities under Part I of the Environmental Protection Transport and the Regions how much mercury he estimates has been Kingdom in each of the past 20 years; and if he will make a statement. the figures for mercury emissions from crematoria since 1978 as _______________________________. UK total Crematoria as percentage of UK total 39.7 4 41.7 5 37.4 3 36.6 3 34.0 4 32.6 4 30.6 4 33.9 4 33.0 4 31.7 4 32.9 4 31.9 4 31.4 4 32.2 4 30.6 4 24.5 6 23.6 6 18.2 7 14.6 9 12.9 10 12.4 11 953.7 4 _______________________________. guidance which addresses air pollution from all sectors regulated by Act 1990, including that for crematoria.

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