§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, pursuant to the reply made in Standing Committee H considering the Environmental Protection448W Bill, by the Minister for the Environment and Countryside, 22 February, Official Report, column 688, which organisations and institutions will be consulted on the regulations governing the criteria to be adopted for accrediting potential persons fit and proper to manage wastes.
§ Mr. TrippierAs is customary, a wide range of organisations representing local authorities, industry—including the waste management industry—and environmental interests will be consulted on both the draft regulations and on the guidance to local authorities. Together these will set the framework for the authorities to determine whether persons are fit and proper to hold waste management licences.