§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish a table showing the proportion of imports and exports for each year through Welsh sea ports, contained at table 6.12 of the "Digest of Welsh Statistics" 1993, page 103, which comprise hazardous or toxic wastes.
§ Mr. RedwoodAs information on the import of hazardous waste is available only from 1988, figures for 1981 comparable to the data given in table 6.12 of the "Digest of Welsh Statistics" cannot be supplied. Data for 1990, 1991 and 1992 are shown in the table. Information on the export of hazardous waste is not collected centrally.
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Imports of hazardous waste into Welsh ports for disposal in England and Wales1 Tonnes2 1990 1991 1992 Near and short sea trading areas: Irish Republic 2,313.2 848.9 426.4 Germany 113.3 154.6 — Benelux — — — France — — — Italy — — — Scandinavia and Baltic — 25.1 — Iberia and Mediterranean3 176.3 — 301.9 TOTAL4 5,505.5 1,991.0 1,623.6
1990 1991 1992 Deep sea trading areas: Africa — — — India and Persian Gulf — — — Far East — — — Australasia — — — America — — — TOTAL — — — All overseas trading areas — — — Source: Her Majesty's inspectorate of pollution.
1 As reported to HMIP.
— indicates no waste reported.
2 Includes crates and packaging. Therefore not directly comparable with the "Digest of Welsh Statistics," table 6.12.
3 Excludes Italy.
4 Includes Austria, Switzerland, Czechoslovakia and Hungary which are not included separately.