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Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

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.

Asked by

Chris Ruane (Labour)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

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Written questions

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Answered

Tabled on

28 November 2000

For answer on

30 November 2000

Answered on

30 November 2000

Mr. Ruane: 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. [141192] Mr. Hill: The National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory estimates the figures for mercury emissions from crematoria since 1978 as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year Crematoria (tonnes mercury UK total Crematoria as percentage of UK emitted) total 1978 1.8 39.7 4 1979 2.0 41.7 5 1980 1.3 37.4 3 1981 1.3 36.6 3 1982 1.3 34.0 4 1983 1.3 32.6 4 1984 1.3 30.6 4 1985 1.3 33.9 4 1986 1.3 33.0 4 1987 1.3 31.7 4 1988 1.3 32.9 4 1989 1.3 31.9 4 1990 1.3 31.4 4 1991 1.3 32.2 4 1992 1.3 30.6 4 1993 1.4 24.5 6 1994 1.3 23.6 6 1995 1.3 18.2 7 1996 1.3 14.6 9 1997 1.3 12.9 10 1998 1.3 12.4 11 Total contribution 38.8 953.7 4 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. My Department is currently reviewing the existing statutory guidance which addresses air pollution from all sectors regulated by local authorities under Part I of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, including that for crematoria.

Date

30 November 2000

Reference

357 c794W;357 c794-5W; 141192

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the relative cost of the use in dentistry of (a) mercury-based amalgams and (b) non-metal-based amalgams; and if he will make a statement. - Inc table.

Asked by

Elfyn Llwyd (Plaid Cymru)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 April 2000

Reference

348 c458W; 118403

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the toxic elements included in mercury-based amalgams in dentistry. - (Holding answer 21 February 2000).

Asked by

Elfyn Llwyd (Plaid Cymru)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

1 March 2000

Reference

110484; 345 c318W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on what date his Department first issued a warning against the use of mercury-based amalgams in treating the teeth of (a) pregnant women and (b) children; and if he will make a statement; what recent appraisal his Department has made of the...

Asked by

Elfyn Llwyd (Plaid Cymru)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

14 February 2000

For answer on

28 February 2000

Answered on

28 February 2000

Mr. Llwyd: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) on what date his Department first issued a warning against the use of mercury-based amalgams in treating the teeth of (a) pregnant women and (b) children; and if he will make a statement; [110481] (2) what recent appraisal his Department has made of the toxic effects of mercury-based amalgams in dentistry; and if he will make a statement; [110485] (3) for what reasons his Department warns against the use of mercury-based amalgams to treat the teeth of (a) women who are pregnant and (b) children; and if he will make a statement. [110479] Mr. Hutton: [holding answer 21 February 2000]: In 1997, the Government's Advisory Committee on the Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COT) were asked to review the evidence relating to the toxicity of dental amalgam fillings. COT first considered dental amalgam in 1986 when they reported that the use of dental amalgam was free from risk of systemic toxicity, with only a very few cases of hypersensitivity occurring. COT's 1997 review included evidence in a recent report of an ad hoc working group of experts established by the European Commission to consider dental amalgam within the context of the Medical Devices Directive 93/42/EEC. In their latest statement, published in April 1998, COT stated that the conclusions they had reached in 1986 remain unchanged. However, as a precautionary measure, COT advised that, while there was no evidence that the placement or removal of amalgam fillings during pregnancy was harmful it might be prudent to avoid, where clinically reasonable, the placement or removal of amalgam fillings during pregnancy. The Medical Devices Agency continues to monitor and evaluate the available evidence on the safety and performance of dental amalgam.

Date

28 February 2000

Reference

345 c78W; 110481;110485;110479

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what criteria those firms certificated to remove used mercury-based amalgams from dentists' surgeries have to meet.

Asked by

Elfyn Llwyd (Plaid Cymru)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 February 2000

Reference

110483; 344 c783W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many firms have current contracts to collect and dispose of used mercury-based dentists' amalgams; and if he will make a statement. - Including fact that information is not held centrally.

Asked by

Elfyn Llwyd (Plaid Cymru)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 February 2000

Reference

110480; 344 c783W

House

House of Commons

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