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UIN 253590

Armed Forces: Vehicles

answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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13 May 2019

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21 May 2019 · Answer

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Defence

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21 May 2019

Defence

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Herald article entitled MoD stops using toxic chromium paint on tanks published on 17 April 2019, (a) when and (b) by whom the decision was taken to discontinue the use of paints containing

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  1. 13 May 2019

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Herald article entitled MoD stops using toxic chromium paint on tanks published on 17 April 2019, (a) when and (b) by whom the decision was taken to discontinue the use of paints containing

    Source: Commons

  2. 21 May 2019

    Answer

    The hexavalent chromate compound used in paints for vehicle servicing was banned in January 2019 under the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals regulations. Work had been ongoing since 2006 to remove paints containing hexav...

    Source: Written answer

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