§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will revoke the licences of Colliers Industrial Waste in the light of evidence of unauthorised dumping of unsuitable waste at landfill sites.
§ Mrs. Virginia Bottomley[holding answer 9 February 1989]: Revocation of any disposal licence is a matter for a waste disposal authority to decide under section 7(4) of the Control of Pollution Act 1974.
§ Mr. ButlerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what monitoring arrangements are in place to regulate the disposal of clinical wastes in private sector landfill.
§ Mrs. Virginia Bottomley[holding answer 9 February 1989]: Monitoring arrangements for the disposal of controlled waste, including clinical waste, are matters for waste disposal authorities under part I of the Control of Pollution Act 1974, with advice and guidance from Her Majesty's inspectorate of pollution.