§ Mr. Stephen Rossasked the Secretary of State for the Environment when he anticipates bringing into effect part 2 of the Control of Pollution Act 1974.
§ Mr. Giles ShawPublic consultations are under way on a phased programme for the implementation of part II, beginning this summer, which I announced in my answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Reading, North (Mr. Durant) on 15 February last year.—[Vol. 18, c. 36–37.] I would also refer the hon. Member to my answer to the hon. Member for Kilmarnock (Mr. McKelvey) on 22 December last year—[Vol. 34, c. 571–72]—which gives a more detailed description of the programme.