§ Mr. Gordon BrownTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will update the figures on imports of special waste given in the answer to the hon. Member for Meirionnydd Nant Conwy (Dr. Thomas) on 28 October 1988,Official Report, column 427.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyIt is not yet possible to update the information given in reply to the hon. Member for Meirionnydd Nant Conwy (Dr. Thomas) on 28 October 1988. Her Majesty's inspectorate of pollution expects to have the information from the waste disposal authorities later this year.
§ Mr. Gordon BrownTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will provide figures for the tonnage of special waste, both indigenous and imported, disposed of in the United Kingdom in each year from 1978 to the most recent year for which figures are available.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyRecords of imported special wastes have been gathered by Her Majesty's inspectorate of pollution (and its predecessors) only since the financial year 1981–82. This information was provided in my answer to the hon. Member for Meirionnydd Nant Conwy (Dr. Thomas) on 28 October 1988,Official Report, column 427. Figures for indigenous special waste arisings have been given in the hazardous waste inspectorate's three reports which have been placed in the Library. Her Majesty's inspectorate of pollution advises that the total of special waste (indigenous and imported) for financial year 1987–88 is 1,845,833 tonnes.