§ Sir Alastair GoodladTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what volume of waste was imported for disposal into each local authority area in the North West Region in each of the last three years. [38467]
§ Angela EagleInformation relating to transnational shipments of waste into and out of England and Wales is collected on behalf of my Department and the Welsh Office by the Environment Agency; this information is no longer collected by local authorities. The Table shows the latest available statistics on the amount of waste imported into the North West region of the Environment Agency for disposal. This does not include imports relating to recovery or recycling operations.
Year Amount imported for disposal(tonnes) 1995 7,925 1996 111,505 1Provisional figure