§ Mr. HardyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) if he has any plans to ensure that in those areas where there are joint waste disposal committees there should be concern for all controlled wastes rather than a combining of responsibility only for hazardous waste;
(2) if he proposes to provide financial support to assist in the effective operation of lead local authorities or waste regulation units in the field of hazardous waste disposal;
(3) if he will implement the proposal contained in the Select Committee of the House of Lords concerned with hazardous waste disposal that responsibility within the metropolitan counties should rest with either single statutory authorities or with groups of authorities where power is delegated to a single authority under formal agreements;
(4) if he will require producers of hazardous waste to register with the waste regulation authorities and to disclose the particular nature of the waste produced.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyThese matters are being considered in relation to the report of the House of Lords Select Committee on Science and Technology on hazardous waste disposal which was published on 16 May. A full Government response to that report will be published as soon as possible.