§ Mrs. Ann TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many landfill sites he considers it necessary for Her Majesty's inspectors of pollution to visit each year in order to establish that waste disposal authorities are complying with their statutory duties.
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§ Mr. Trippier[holding answer 6 February 1990]The number of landfills visited in the course of an audit will vary between waste disposal authorities. The inspectorate anticipates that in the course of a complete full year's audit programme, up to 500 licensed facilities will be visited. This, together with the other information obtained during the audits, will permit the inspectorate to take a view on the overall standard of waste regulation.