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Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans she has to phase out the use of perchloroethylene by businesses and industries, with particular reference to dry cleaners.

Asked by

Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

24 February 2003

For answer on

17 March 2003

Answered on

17 March 2003

Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what plans she has to phase out the use of perchloroethylene by businesses and industries, with particular reference to dry cleaners. [99209] Alun Michael: I have been asked to reply. A risk assessment of perchloroethylene (tetrachloro- ethylene), conducted under the Existing Substances Regulation (European Community Council Regulation No. 793/93) is being led by the United Kingdom. The Health and Safety Executive acts jointly with my Department to form the United Kingdom Competent Authority for these activities. The risk assessment will critically evaluate the risks to the environment, workers, consumers and the general public from exposure to perchloroethylene. The risk assessment includes exposure as a result of dry cleaning operations. At present, the human health sections of the draft report are being updated to take account of new information. Once the risk assessment is finalised, the United Kingdom Competent Authority will consider whether further measures beyond those currently in place are required to control exposure to perchloroethylene. Proposals for marketing and use restrictions are one of a number of further measures that can be considered under the Existing Substances Regulation. The Solvents Emissions Directive (1999/13/EC) places limits on emissions of solvents used in a number of processes, including dry cleaning. It also sets timetables for the replacement by less harmful substances of those solvents used in these processes that have been assigned to a risk phrase of R45, R46, R49, R60, or R61. The Directive has already been partly transposed. I expect to begin consultations soon on how the remaining parts of this Directive will be transposed, including the provisions applying to the dry cleaning sector.

Date

17 March 2003

Reference

99209; 401 c525-6W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what incidences of (a) water and (b) air pollution resulting from businesses which use perchloroethylene in their day to day operations there have been in each year since 1997; and how many led to (i) fines and (ii)...

Asked by

Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 March 2003

Reference

99268; 401 c144-5W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has been made of the potential health impact on employees of industries and businesses, with specific reference to dry cleaners, resulting from the use of perchloroethylene in day to day operations. (Risk assessment in Library Dep...

Asked by

Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 March 2003

Reference

99267; 400 c1267W;400 c1255W

House

House of Commons

Written question

What government sponsored research has been undertaken into the use of perchloroethylene in the dry cleaning process.

Asked by

Paul Flynn (Labour)

Answering body

Department of the Environment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

22 October 1991

Reference

196 c486-7W;196 c484-5W

House

House of Commons

Written question

To give the volume & locations in Wales at which discharges take place into the aquatic environment of ethylene dichloride, perchloroethylene & trichloroethylene.

Asked by

Gareth Wardell (Labour)

Answering body

Welsh Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

27 February 1989

Reference

148 c16W

House

House of Commons

Written question

To give site locations in UK where trichloroethylene is produced; location of five plants producing ethylene dichloride & where perchlorethylene is produced.

Asked by

Gareth Wardell (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

23 February 1989

Reference

147 c718-9W;147 c714-5W

House

House of Commons

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