§ Mr. Roy HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) if he has any plans to increase the resources available to Her Majesty's inspectorate of pollution in response to the increase in the amount of hazardous waste being imported into the United Kingdom for disposal;
(2) if he has any plans to increase the number of hazardous waste inspectors employed by Her Majesty's inspectorate of pollution;
(3) by what criteria the establishment level of inspectors employed by Her Majesty's inspectorate of pollution to cover England and Wales is determined.
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Red list substances: an indication of their aquatic toxicity, persistence in water and bioaccumulation potential 1Acute toxicity Aquatic organisms 2Half life in water 3Bioconcentration factor or octanol water partition coefficient Mercury 0.002 n.a. n.a. Cadmium 0.001 n.a. n.a. Gamma Bexachlorocyclohexane (Lindane) 0.0034 450 700 DDT 0.0024 1,800 84,500 Pentachlorophenol 0.022 10 776 Hexachlorobenzene 12.0 1.8 18,620 Hexachlorobutadiene 0.09 1.5 17,000 Aldrin 0.001 3,600 141,000 Dieldrin 0.0005 720 19,000 Endrin 0.00008 5,040 13,000 Chloroprene 1.0 90 *0.57 3 Chlorotoluene 1.0 1,800 *3.28 PCBs 0.0077 3,000 47,000 Triorganotin Compounds 0.0024 — 6,000 Dichlorvos 0.00007 23 *1.4 Trifluralin 0.041 60 4,570
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyThe manpower and other resources allocated to Her Majesty's inspectorate of pollution are kept under continual review in the light of current circumstances and priorities.