Complaints about shop closures, raised even by Members of this House, are a positive joke in view of the way the chemical industry, while increasing production in real terms by 25% over the past ten years, brought about a reduction of 14% in its workforce - without a chemical policy along the lines proposed by the White Paper, and we know all too well that the chemical industry only has the chance to offer long-term employment if it offers for sale products that do not harm the environment.
Klagerne over salgstab, som også kommer fra kolleger her i Parlamentet, er ligefrem en vits, når man tænker på, at den kemiske industri i de sidste 10 år ved en reel produktionsstigning på 25% har nedlagt 14% stillinger - uden en hvidbog om kemikaliepolitik - og når vi netop ved, at den kemiske industri kun har mulighed for at tilbyde varig beskæftigelse, hvis den tilbyder miljøvenlige produkter.