§ Mr. PikeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what response he has made to the European Councils waste framework directive 91/156/EEC; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. YeoThe EC framework directive on waste (91/156/EEC) came into force on 1 April this year. Much of it is already implemented in the United Kingdom through the Control of Pollution Act 1974, the Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989, and those parts of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 which have already been brought into operation. The Government are considering what further measures are needed to implement the remaining provisions of the directive. Some of these will be included in the proposed regulations to bring into force the new waste management licensing provisions in part II of the Environmental Protection Act.