§ Mr. HardyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment whether contact is maintained between his Department and the relevant local authorities and public agencies in regard to the problems prescribed by the large number of drums of toxic waste held in Wath upon Dearne.
§ Mr. BaldryWaste at Wath recycling has been safely drummed and stored in accordance with the requirements of the local waste disposal authority and relevant Government inspectorates. The site is regularly inspected by the waste disposal authority. There are no immediate problems requiring further steps by any of those concerned.
§ Mr. HardyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he has any evidence that metal drums used for the containing or oil of chemical material are likely to be subject to such changes as allow leakage at the point of the top cover or at the lip; and if such leakage is likely to occur where toxic wastes are contained, as at Wath upon Dearne, near Rotherham, at a site know to Her Majesty's Government.
§ Mr. BaldryI have no such evidence.