§ Dr. Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list all the advice and circulars 308W issued by his Department to local authorities since 1979 concerning standards of refuse collection, disposal and street cleansing; and if he will place copies in the Library.
§ Mr. RidleyA list of the advice and circulars is as follows:
- Waste Management Papers:
- No. 8—Heat Treatment Cyanide Wastes (Second Edition)1985
- No. 16—Wood Preserving Wastes 1980
- No. 18—Asbestos Waste 1979
- No. 20—Arsenic-bearing Wastes 1980
- No. 21—Pesticide Wastes 1980
- No. 23—Special Wastes 1981
- No. 24—Cadmium-hearing Wastes 1984
- No. 25—Clinical Wastes 1983
- Local Authorities Circulars:
- 4/81—Control of Pollution Act 1974—Control of Pollution (Special Wastes) Regulations 1980
- 20/83—Hazardous Waste Inspectorate (Formation of)
- Others:
- The Hazardous Waste Inspectorate — First Report — Hazardous Waste Management:
- An Overview 1985
- Arrangements are being made for copies to be placed in the Library.
§ Dr. John Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list, and publish an analysis of, the responses received by his Department to the consultation paper "Competition in the Provision of Local Authority Services" issued on 14 February 1985.
§ Mr. RidleyI shall answer this question shortly.