§ Mr. Harry BarnesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the locations and types of subterranean fires in England in the period 1985 to 1988 which are referred to in paragraph 5.9 of the memorandum submitted by his Department to the Environment Select Committee on 22 May 1989 during its investigations into contaminated land.
§ Mr. TrippierBuilding Research Establishment information paper IP 3/89 set out the distribution of fires by region. I will write to the hon. Member about location. The types of fire were classified as follows:
Site material Number of incidents Domestic waste 27 Coal or colliery waste 16 Peat 13 Industrial waste 6 Sewage beds 2 TOTAL 64