§ Mr. DafisTo ask the President of the Board of Trade (1) if he will list the non-Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries to which the United Kingdom transported hazardous waste for recycling for the latest year for which figures are available indicating the volume of the waste transported to each country;
(2) how many transfers of hazardous waste were transported for recycling from the United Kingdom to non-OECD countries for the latest year for which figures are available; and what was the total tonnage of the waste transported.
§ Mr. EggarThe principal non-OECD countries to which the United Kingdom transported hazardous waste for recovery, and the tonnage to each, are listed.Begins table
Countries Tonnes South Africa 6,998 Indonesia 1,652 Dubai 1,562 Thailand 1,410 South Korea 991 Hong Kong 688 Saudi Arabia 678 Taiwan 696 India 553 The total tonnage of such waste exported from the United Kingdom to non-OECD countries in 1991 was 16,300 tonnes. Information on the number of transfers of hazardous waste for recovery from the United Kingdom to non-OECD countries is not held centrally and would be available only at disproportionate cost.
As the figures that the hon. Member is seeking may be subject to restrictions of commercial confidentiality, I shall write to the hon. Member more fully as soon as the most accurate picture can be established.