HC Deb 31 October 1994 vol 248 c981W
Mrs. Helen Jackson

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) how many scrap metal yards in the south Yorkshire area are licensed at the present time;

(2) if he will list the scrap metal yards in the south Yorkshire area which have been given licences in each of the past five years

Mr. Atkins

The recovery of scrap metal is subject to licensing under part I of the Control of Pollution Act 1974. Waste regulation authorities are responsible for issuing licences under section 5 of the 1974 Act and details of them are not held centrally. Section 6(4) of the 1974 Act requires each waste regulation authority to maintain a register containing copies of all current licences which it has issued; and to ensure that its register is open for public inspection at its principal office