§ Mr. Chris SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the total quantity of toxic waste exported from Britain to non-Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries in(a) 1990, (b) 1991 and (c) 1992; and what it is expected to be in (i) 1993 and (ii) 1994.
§ Mr. EggarI have been asked to reply.
There is no generally accepted definition of toxic waste. The nearest equivalent would be hazardous waste defined by the OECD red and amber lists. The total amount exported from the United Kingdom to non-OECD countries was 15,000 tonnes in 1990, 16,300 tonnes in 1991 and 9,000 tonnes in 1992.
We could provide an estimate for 1993 and 1994 only at disproportionate cost.