§ Mr. Frank FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many sewage sludge incinerators have been approved for construction; and what proportion of the funding of these incinerators will be borne by(a) the Exchequer and (b) the water companies.
§ Mr. BaldryThe construction of sewage sludge incinerators is not approved centrally. However, I understand from Her Majesty's inspectorate of pollution that 11 applications from water companies for authorisation of sewage sludge incinerators under part I of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 have been, or are being, considered for approval.
None of the funding of any of these incinerators is borne by the Exchequer.