HC Deb 11 July 1988 vol 137 cc42-3W
Mr. Butler

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what assessment he has made of the implications for the enforceability through fines of the regulations governing the import of waste of the incidence of companies operating in this field with minimum paid-up share capital; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Moynihan

The imposition of fines, or a penalty of imprisonment, is a matter for the courts to decide in the circumstances of each case. Prosecutions under the Control of Pollution Act 1974 may be made against companies, their directors or both.