§ Mr. ButlerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he accepts the recommendation of the Royal Commission on environmental pollution that, in principle, the costs of preventing pollution by wastes should fall on the waste producers.
§ Mr. MoynihanYes.
§ Mr. DuffyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when he expects to receive the report of the Department of the Environment's pollution inspectorate on pollution issues, including methane gas.
§ Mr. MoynihanHer Majesty's Inspectorate of Pollution is analysing the responses of the waste disposal and planning authorities to the letter sent to it last December about landfill gas. This work will provide the basis for any appropriate measures to deal with the problem.