§ Mr. SternTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what consideration he has given to the impact of the operation of the NFFO-non-fossil fuel obligation on the privatisation of local authority waste disposal functions; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MacleanTenders for the provision of privatised waste disposal contracts under the Environmental Protection Act 1990 are a matter for the tenderers and the waste disposal authority concerned. I refer my hon. Friend to the detailed advice given in my Department's circular 8/91 "Competition for Local Authority Waste Disposal Contracts and New Arrangements for Disposal Operations". Renewable energy policy and the future of the non-fossil fuel obligation are matters for my right hon. Friend the President of the Board of Trade.