§ Mr. Tim SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when he expects to announce his conclusions about the use of economic instruments for promoting the recycling of solid waste.
§ Mr. Maclean[holding answer 27 January 1993]: We are currently considering a consultants' report on "Economic Instruments and Recovery of Resources from Waste", commissioned by my Department and the Department of Trade and Industry. The DTI have invited comments on the report, which is available from HMSO, by 1 March. I intend to publish and invite comments on a related report, on landfill pricing, next month. We will announce our conclusions on economic instruments for solid waste once we have received and considered comments on both of those reports.