§ Sir Dudley SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will instruct area health authorities to pay due heed to local authorities and public opinion when they decide to construct buildings such as incinerators which can have an adverse effect on the environment.
§ Mr. FreemanHealth authorities are already instructed to consult local planning authorities where a proposed development is one for which planning permission would normally be required.
§ Sir Dudley SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will request the South Warwickshire health authority to refrain from proceeding with the building of a large incinerator and chimney at the South Warwickshire hospital until the powers of control and licence for such a project have passed to the local authority.
§ Mr. FreemanThe responsibility for strategic planning and operational policy of waste disposal rests locally with the West Midlands regional health authority. South Warwickshire health authority has acted throughout in a responsible way. For further information my hon. Friend may like to consult the authority concerned.