Incinerators (Hansard, 16 June 1992)

§ Mr. Cohen
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what assessment he has made of whether plants and incinerators proposed for London will breach(a) World Health Organisation standards and (b) EC standards; and if he will make a statement.

§ Mr. Maclean
None. Assessment of the environmental effects of these installations is for the appropriate local planning authority or my right hon. Friend the President of the Board of Trade to take into account in their consideration of whether to grant consents and for Her Majesty's inspectorate of pollution to consider before authorising the relevant processes.

§ Mr. Cohen
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if his Department will take a strategic look at the location of plants and incinerators in London.

§ Mr. Maclean
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§ Mr. Cohen
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what consideration his Department is giving to the consequences new plants and incinerators in London will have upon rates of respiratory illness in their locality.

§ Mr. Maclean
None. These are for the appropriate local planning authority or my right hon. Friend the President of the Board of Trade to take into account in their consideration of whether to grant consent for the proposals.