HC Deb 13 December 1989 vol 163 c730W
115. Mr. Colin Shepherd

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what plans he has to legislate to separate local authority responsibilities in the regulation and management of waste disposal.

Mr. Trippier

The Environmental Protection Bill will include measures to separate local authority waste disposal operations into arm's length local authority controlled companies. The waste regulation authorities will then be responsible for the licensing and enforcement of both public and private sector facilities.