HC Deb 22 October 1991 vol 196 cc654-5W
Mrs. Margaret Ewing

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list by location in Scotland the(a) current and (b) planned sites of high temperature incinerators for dealing with inland toxic waste.

Mr. Redmond

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will list by location the proposed new sites of high-temperature incinerators for dealing with inland toxic waste in Scotland;

(2) if he will list by location in Scotland, the current sites of high-temperature incinerators for dealing with inland toxic waste.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Works defined as incineration works in terms of the Health and Safety Emissions into the Atmosphere (Amended) Regulations 1989 include all works which operate to incinerate waste at a rate in excess of 1 tonne per hour. The works registered or deemed to be registered in terms of these regulations are as follows:

  • Glaxochem Ltd, Annan
  • Nobel's Explosives Co. Ltd., Annan
  • Imperial Chemical Industries, Dumfries
  • Nobel's Explosives Co. Ltd., Stevenston
  • Rohm and Haas (Scotland) Ltd., Grangemouth
  • Imperial Chemical Industries, Grangemouth
  • BP Oil Grangemouth Refinery Ltd., Grangemouth
  • BP Chemicals Ltd., Grangemouth
  • British Steel Ravenscraig Works, Motherwell
  • Royal Ordnance PLC, Bishopton
  • Glaxochem Ltd., Montrose
  • Blagden Packaging Ltd., Paisley
  • Lanstar (Scotland) Ltd., Inverness
  • Aberdeen District Council, East Tullis
  • Clackmannan District Council, Alloa
  • City of Dundee District Council, Baldovie
  • Renfrew District Council, Linwood
  • Orkney Islands Council, St Ola
  • Shetlands Islands Council, Rova Head

In addition applications have been submitted to my right hon. Friend for registration in respect of incineration works as follows:

  • Isola Werke, UK Ltd., Cumbernauld
  • Lothian Chemical Co. Ltd., Edinburgh
  • Ciba-Geigy PLC, Paisley
  • Cleveland Fuels Ltd., Renfrew