HC Deb 21 March 1990 vol 169 c684W
Mr. Bellingham

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the volume and sources of hazardous waste imported into the United Kingdom under the terms of the Transfrontier Shipment of Hazardous Waste Regulations 1988 during the last convenient 12-month period.

Mr. Trippier

[holding answer 20 March 1990]: Imports of waste into England and Wales during 1989 under the Transfrontier Shipment of Hazardous Waste Regulations 1988 were as follows:

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Austria 166
Australia 280
Belgium 9,225
Brazil 46
Canada 1,011
Channel Islands 30
Denmark 104
Finland 12
West Germany 611
Greece 5
Ireland 1,358
Italy 1,505
Luxembourg 17
Netherlands 14,799
Norway 533
Philippines 29
Portugal 73
Singapore 5
Spain 64
Sweden 1,541
Switzerland 5,086
Uruguay 3
United States of America 4,237
TOTAL 40,748