HC Deb 20 December 1979 vol 976 cc389-90W
Mr. Jim Callaghan

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will seek to amend the Control of Pollution Act so as to require all local authorities responsible for waste disposal to provide publicly owned facilities for the treatment and disposal of waste materials.

Mr. Fox

No. It should remain open to the authorities to use both the private and public sectors as they see fit.