To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the effects of any ban on the use of dental amalgam; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the effects of any ban on the use of dental amalgam; and if he will make a statement.

My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change and I represented the United Kingdom at the Environment Council on 14 March in Brussels. At the beginning of the Council, Environment Commissioner Potocnik updated Ministers on the situation in Japan and was joined by member states...

My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change and I represented the United Kingdom at the Environment Council on 14 March in Brussels. At the beginning of the Council, Environment Commissioner Potocnik updated Ministers on the situation in Japan and was joined by member states...

My right honourable friend the Secretary of State has today made the following Statement. My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (Chris Huhne) and I represented the United Kingdom at the Environment Council on 14 March in Brussels. At the beginning of the Council,...

My right honourable friend the Secretary of State has today made the following Statement. My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (Chris Huhne) and I represented the United Kingdom at the Environment Council on 14 March in Brussels. At the beginning of the Council,...

My right honourable friend the Secretary of State has today made the following Statement. My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (Chris Huhne) and I will represent the UK at the Environment Council in Brussels in 14 March. At this council, the Hungarian presidency...

My right honourable friend the Secretary of State has today made the following Statement. My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (Chris Huhne) and I will represent the UK at the Environment Council in Brussels in 14 March. At this council, the Hungarian presidency...

My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change and I will represent the UK at the Environment Council in Brussels in 14 March. At this Council, the Hungarian presidency is expected to seek political agreement on the proposal for a recast of the directive on...

My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change and I will represent the UK at the Environment Council in Brussels in 14 March. At this Council, the Hungarian presidency is expected to seek political agreement on the proposal for a recast of the directive on...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in the light of concerns about the danger of disposing of energy-saving light bulbs, they will lift the ban on the manufacture, sale and importation of traditional tungsten filament light bulbs.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in the light of concerns about the danger of disposing of energy-saving light bulbs, they will lift the ban on the manufacture, sale and importation of traditional tungsten filament light bulbs.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the proposal by the chairman of the European Parliament Committee on Industry, Research and Energy that the ban on incandescent light bulbs should be lifted in view of the dangers to health from mercury contained in energy-saving light bulbs.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the proposal by the chairman of the European Parliament Committee on Industry, Research and Energy that the ban on incandescent light bulbs should be lifted in view of the dangers to health from mercury contained in energy-saving light bulbs.

(4) if she will estimate the total amount of mercury abated since the provisions of mercury abatement legislation came into force.

(4) if she will estimate the total amount of mercury abated since the provisions of mercury abatement legislation came into force.

(3) if she will bring forward proposals to introduce a moratorium on the requirement for any further crematoria to comply with the provisions of mercury abatement legislation;

(3) if she will bring forward proposals to introduce a moratorium on the requirement for any further crematoria to comply with the provisions of mercury abatement legislation;

(2) what recent estimate she has made of the cost to industry of compliance with the provisions of mercury abatement legislation;

(2) what recent estimate she has made of the cost to industry of compliance with the provisions of mercury abatement legislation;

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) if she will bring forward proposals for a review of mercury abatement legislation;

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) if she will bring forward proposals for a review of mercury abatement legislation;