§ Mr. Chris SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what steps he has taken to(a) monitor and (b) prevent the import of toxic waste cargo containing dioxin TCDD from Hamburg through Hull to Pontypool;
(2) when he now intends to implement a ban on the import of toxic waste from developed countries;
(3) what information he has about the proposed importation of toxic waste containing dioxin TCDD from Hamburg through Hull to Pontypool.
§ Mr. Maclean[holding answer 26 March 1993]: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Torfaen (Mr. Murphy) on 30 March, Official Report, column 138.
The Government intend to use the EC waste shipments regulation after it applies in May 1994 to reduce, as far as possible, the amount of waste imported for final disposal.