§ Mr. AmessTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) prosecutions and (b) convictions there were in connection with the illegal dumping of industrial waste (i) in rivers and seas and (ii) by other methods in the United Kingdom, by region, and in Basildon for each of the last five years.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggIt is not possible to distinguish prosecutions for the unlawful disposal of industrial waste from the records of court proceedings held centrally.