§ Mr. MackinlayTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment with what aspects of the draft EC directive on waste Her Majesty's Government do not agree.
§ Mr. MacleanThe draft Directive on the Landfilling of Waste was the subject of the Seventh Report of the Environment Committee of this House (HC 263-1, 17 July 1991) and the Government's views on the draft Directive are given in our response to that report (Command 1720, 5 February 1992). Copies of the report and the Government's response have been placed in the House Library.
§ Mr. MackinlayTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when he received the current text of the draft EC directive on waste; when he now expects that it will be ratified; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MacleanThe draft Directive on Landfilling of Waste was presented to the EC Council of Ministers by the European Commission on 22 May 1991. There have been no Council discussions and there is as yet no firm date for ratification.