HC Deb 09 November 1988 vol 140 cc186-7W
Mr. Pike

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish in theOfficial Report those waste disposal authorities whose performance is considered poor by Her Majesty's inspectorate of pollution, in the disposal of hazardous and toxic waste.

Mrs. Virginia Bottomley

In response to a request from the Select Committee on the Environment Her Majesty's inspectorate of pollution is considering whether it has adequate information to justify publishing a classification of the performance of named waste disposal authorities.

Mr. Hardy

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the occasions when waste disposal authorities permitted the disposal of polychlorinated materials other than by high temperature incineration during each of the last five years.

Mrs. Virginia Bottomley

This information is not collected centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

However, Her Majesty's inspectorate of pollution is unaware of any authorities permitting the disposal, by methods other than high temperature incineration, of material significantly contaminated with polychlorinated organic compounds.

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