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.
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.