§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list for the last 12 months for which he has figures the tonnage of(a) nuclear waste and (b) toxic waste that has been (i) shipped and (ii) discharged from vessels within the limit of the Port of London Authority.
§ Mr. McLoughlinI am informed by HM inspectorate of pollution that no nuclear waste has been shipped or discharged from vessels within the limits of the Port of London Authority during the last 12 months. Imports of toxic waste discharged from vessels within the Port of London Authority amounted to 1,189 tonnes between April 1989 and March 1990. No toxic waste was shipped for export. No information is collected centrally on domestic movements of toxic waste shipped or discharged at sea ports.