§ Mr. CurryTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list the meetings which he has held to discuss biotechnology with (i) Greenpeace, (ii) Green Alliance, (iii) the Genetics Forum, (iv) Friends of the Earth, (v) Gene Watch, (vi) the Genetic Engineering Network, (vii) the Soil Association, (viii) the Consumers Association, (ix) Monsanto, (x) Zeneca and (xi) AgrEvo. [42774]
Maximum penalties for offences relating to waste Offence Magistrates' court Crown court Section 33(1)(a), (b) or (c) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 Unlawful deposit, recovery, disposal etc. of non-special waste Imprisonment for 6 months and/or a fine of £20,000 Imprisonment for 2 years and/or an unlimited fine Sections 33(1)(a), (b) or (c) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 Unlawful deposit, recovery, disposal etc. of special waste Imprisonment for 6 months and/or a fine of £20,000 Imprisonment for 5 years and/or an unlimited fine Section 34(6) of the Environment Protection Act 1990 Breach of the duty of care or Regulations on retention etc. of documents A fine not exceeding the statutory maximum An unlimited fine Section 1(1) Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989 Unlawful transportation of waste A fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale n/a Special Waste Regulations 1996 Unlawful movement or handling of special waste A fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale Imprisonment for 2 years and/or an unlimited fine Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994; Regulation 20(5) Failure to register as a waste broker A fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale n/a Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994; Paragraph 12 Schedule 4 Failure to register as a collector, transporter, dealer or broker of waste A fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale n/a