HC Deb 17 June 1992 vol 209 c560W
22. Mr. Mackinlay

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what discussions he has had with the local authority associations and European Community institutions about the environmental problems arising from the twin industries of gravel extraction and the tipping of waste.

Mr. Baldry

There have been no specific discussions about the environmental aspects of gravel extraction and subsequent landfilling of wastes, but there has been involvement with the local authority association and the European Commission in consideration of a draft Directive on landfilling of wastes.