HC Deb 18 November 1986 vol 105 c128W
Mr. Tony Banks

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will detail the number of occasions in each of the past five years when his Department was made aware of toxic waste spillage.

Mr. Waldegrave

There have been a few occasions when my Department has become aware of toxic waste spillage over the past five years, but there is no requirement for such notification to be made, nor are central records kept.