§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what expertise his Department has made available to eastern European countries in toxic waste landfill disposal.
§ Mr. Forth[holding answer 1 May 1990]: My Department has organised bilateral seminars on atmospheric and water pollution control with representatives from Czechoslovakia and Bulgaria respectively. The seminars, which included advice on landfill were designed to identify areas of industrial technology which show potential for bilateral commercial development. Assistance to certain eastern European countries on a range of matters, including environmental problems, is also available under the Government's know-how fund and the European Community's PHARE programme.