§ Mrs. WiseTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when he intends that the new controls envisaged in the Environmental Protection Act 1990 should be enforced in relation to scrap yards.
§ Mr. AtkinsI refer the hon. Lady to the reply given to the hon. Member for Lancashire, West (Mr. Pickthall) on 21 October 1994,Official Report, column 352.
§ Mrs. WiseTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when he intends to take action to prevent scrap yards from being a source of pollution.
§ Mr. AtkinsThe recovery of scrap metal is subject to licensing under part I of the Control of Pollution Act 1974. Waste regulation authorities have a duty under section 9 of the 1974 Act to ensure that licensed activities do not cause pollution of water, danger to public health or serious detriment to local amenities; and to ensure that licence conditions are complied with.