§ Mr. Nicholas WintertonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment she has made of the cost of compliance of hospitals within the national health service with the requirements of EC directive 5761/92 concerning the disposal of clinical waste by incineration; and whether this cost will be met by extra allocations from her Department.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe draft directive 5761/92 has been issued for discussion. We have not yet undertaken an assessment of the cost of implementing it in the national health service.