§ Mr. SteinbergTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how much toxic waste in tonnes was produced by industries in the United Kingdom for every year since 1979.
§ Mr. BaldryThe amount of toxic wastes—that is, special waste as defined under the Control of Pollution Act (Special Waste) Regulations 1980—produced in industries in the United Kingdom in each year since 1986 were:
thousand tonnes 1986–87 1,630 1987–88 12,140 1988–90 2,320 1990–91 22,000 1 Not including Wales. 2 Figures incomplete, awaiting final reports and validations. Figures for years before 1986 are not readily available.