§ Mr. ButlerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what measures he proposes to improve the monitoring and usage of landfill sites receiving clinical waste.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyWaste disposal authorities are responsible for licensing and monitoring disposal facilities.
Guidance on best practice for the treatment and disposal of clinical waste is contained in waste management paper No. 25 published in 1983.
A review of current practice is planned for 1989–90 and waste management paper No. 25 will be revised if necessary.