§ Mr. JanmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy whether, in the light of Her Majesty's Government's stated recycling and environmental objectives, his Department makes any differentiation between the use of raw untreated domestic refuse in incineration and refuse-derived fuel.
§ Mr. MoynihanMy Department is keen to encourage the development of renewable energy sources whenever they are, or have the prospects of becoming, economic and environmentally acceptable. This applies equally to the use of untreated domestic refuse in incinerators and to refuse-derived fuel.