§ Lord Graham of Edmontonasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they took into account the recent report on Hazardous Waste Disposal by the House of Lords Select Committee on Science and Technology when drawing up their proposals in the White Paper, Streamlining the Cities for dealing with waste disposal.
Lord BeIlwinThe White Paper,Streamlining the Cities makes it clear that, before the transfer of waste disposal and regulation to the London boroughs and metropolitan district councils, the Government will need to he satisfied that the authorities concerned have made effective co-operative arrangements for the future operation of these functions to ensure the proper discharge of disposal and regulation responsibilities. The more detailed consultation document on Arrangement for Waste Disposalsets out the key criteria against which we will consider the effectiveness of proposals for co-operation, and these reflect many of the views expressed by the House of Lords Select Committee on Science and Technology in their Report on Hazardous Waste Disposal.