§ Mr. JanmanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will reconsider the classification of refined refuse-derived fuel with a view to removing it from a schedule A category base where levels of sulphur chloride and ash fall below emissions currently acceptable from fuels.
§ Mr. BaldryThe Department is considering the responses to the consultation on the draft regulations which prescribe processes and substances for control under the Environmental Protection Act 1990. The classification of the manufacture and burning of refuse-derived fuel is currently being reviewed.
§ Mr. JanmanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what research has been conducted into links between refuse-derived fuel combustion and river pollution; and if he will make a statement;
(2) what steps Her Majesty's inspectorate of pollution is taking to accommodate the development of markets for refuse-derived fuel.
§ Mr. BaldryDevelopment of markets for refuse-derived fuel is a matter for the manufacturers. No specific research has been conducted of the type described.