HC Deb 19 April 2004 vol 420 cc157-8W
Sue Doughty

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what resources she has provided to the Environment Agency to(a) detect and (b) prosecute the illegal disposal of hazardous waste. [156429]

Mr. Morley

In 2003–04 Defra provided over £130 million grant-in-aid to the Environment Agency. Approximately £39 million of this will be used carrying out its waste duties which include the detecting and prosecuting of those responsible for the illegal disposal of hazardous waste. The agency agrees its priorities with the Department during the annual corporate planning process and allocates its funds accordingly.

Mr. Peter Duncan

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what consultations have been launched in the last five years into(a) the reuse and (b) disposal of waste plastics. [162297]

Mr. Morley

There have been no consultations specifically on the reuse or disposal of waste plastic. However the following consultations, launched in the last five years, had implications for the reuse and disposal of waste plastic.

  • Consultation on changes to the Packaging Regulations, July 2003
  • Consultation on Packaging Regulations—Raising the targets in 2002November 2001
  • Consultation Paper on Recovery and Recycling Targets for Packaging Waste in 2001, August 2000
  • UK Management Plan for Exports and Imports for Waste, June 2000
  • A Consultation Paper on changes to the percentage activity obligation and other matters, September 1999
  • Report of the Market Development Group, August 1999
  • A way with waste—a draft waste strategy for England and Wales, September 1999.