§ Mr. Ieuan Wyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the total number of livestock carcases dumped on(a) council refuse tips, (b) road side verges, (c) forests and woodlands and (d) rivers and lakes in Wales in each year from 1985 to 1990.
§ Sir Wyn RobertsThis information is not held centrally.
§ Mr. Ieuan Wyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make it his policy to set up a network of disposal centres for dead livestock in Wales; arid how much has been spent by his Department during each of the past five years on developing incinerators and digesters for dead livestock in Wales.
§ Sir Wyn RobertsIt is essentially the responsibility of the livestock sector to find ways of handling its waste within the framework of environmental and health restrictions. Under the farm and conservation grant scheme, on-farm grants are available to assist with waste disposal, and for on-farm anaerobic digesters for animal waste, including carcase waste. Grant aid for incinerators or disposal pits could be made only at the expense of the areas already covered.