HC Deb 07 February 1990 vol 166 cc630-1W
87. Mr. Hardy

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make further representations to the United States of America concerning the export of toxic or hazardous waste to the United Kingdom.

Mr. Trippier

I have discussed the problem of the waste at Wath with the United States deputy chief of mission in London and made clear my concern over the continued presence of this waste in the United Kingdom. I understand that he will be raising the matter with the appropriate authorities in the United States. Future discussions on the resolution of this issue will cover the wider implications for arrangements for the movement of waste between our two countries.