§ Mr. Foulkesasked the Secretary of State for Employment what information is in the possesion of the Health and Safety Executive regarding the quantity of asbestos produced by shipbreaking operations at Cairnryan over the past five years; what quantity of asbestos waste has been recorded as depositied in an authorised dump since 1979; and what is the location of each authorised site and the quantity dumped in each case.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyThe Health and Safety Executive does not have information about the quantity of asbestos waste produced by shipbreaking operations at Cairnryan.
The disposal of asbestos waste is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland.