§ Mr. MillerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Ribble Valley (Mr. Evans) of 27 October,Official Report, column 543 what steps he intends to take to implement the EC regulations agreed on the supervision and control of shipments of toxic waste; and when he will publish the regulations;
289W(2) pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Ribble Valley (Mr. Evans) of 27 October, Official Report, column 543, on control of shipments of toxic waste in the European Community, if he will make it his policy in implementing the proposals to ensure that toxic waste is disposed of as close as possible to its source within the United Kingdom and that no waste is imported for commercial gain.
§ Mr. MacleanThe regulation will be published in theOfficial Journal after adoption by the Council and is likely to apply 15 months after publication. We shall be giving careful consideration to the application of the regulation's provisions in relation to imports for final disposal. We expect no change as result of the regulation to existing practice within the United Kingdom.