§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many landfill sites he has discovered in Leicestershire; and how much has been given in supplemental credit allowance to pay for surveys.
§ Mr. BaldryThe discovery of landfill sites is a matter for local authorities, not the Secretary of State. Since the initiation in 1990–91 of the supplementary credit approval (SCA) programme for landfill gas works at closed landfill sites, the Department has approved SCAs for 13 sites in the Leicestershire county area. The number of the sites and the amounts for which SCAs have been approved for each authority (which may include both surveys and remedial works) are listed in the following table:
Sites £ Leicestershire county council 6 598,237 Blaby district council 1 230,000 Hinckley and Bosworth borough council 2 40,000 Leicester city council 3 155,000 North West Leicestershire district council 1 108,759 Total 1,131,996