§ Mr. DevlinTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many toxic chemical incinerators there are in the United Kingdom; and what are their locations.
§ Mr. Virginia BottomleyThere are three merchant incinerators in the United Kingdom which process toxic chemical wastes: at Ellesmere Port (Cheshire), Fawley (Hampshire) and Pontypool (Gwent). These are subject to the control of Her Majesty's inspectorate of pollution. In addition, the inspectorate, together with Her Majesty's industrial pollution inspectorate (in Scotland) and the alkali and radiochemical inspectorate (in Northern Ireland) exercise control over 77 chemical incinerators which burn only waste generated on the site by a related industrial process.