§ Ms. WalleyTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list those operations for which sea disposal licences for the deposit or incineration of waste at sea have been granted under part II of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985.
§ Mr. Donald ThompsonThe number of licences issued under part II of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 for disposals in England and Wales is as follows:
1986 1987 1988 Marine incineration 20 13 15 Liquid industrial waste 26 20 18 Solid industrial waste 3 8 11 Sewage sludge 17 17 15 Dredged spoil 100 101 138 All licences are now issued on an annual basis; until 1988 some solid industrial waste disposals were covered by five-year licences. With the exception of the dredged spoil category virtually all licences issued were renewals of existing licences.
Details of licences issued are maintained by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food on a public register.