§ Ms. QuinTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what initiatives he has taken at meetings of the European Council of Environment Ministers to ensure that proper border checks can be made on rail and road cargos of hazardous wastes at the joint borders of European Economic Community states following the creation of the European single market.
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§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyNational borders will still be relevant after the creation of the European single market in the control of shipments of waste. We have asked the Council of Environment Ministers to examine transborder shipments of all waste, not only of hazardous waste.