Cemfuel (Hansard, 24 February 1995)

§ Mr. Gordon Prentice
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list those instances in 1994 where permission to burn cemfuel was refused.

§ Mr. Atkins
Only two plants, Castle Cement at Clitheroe and Barrington, use cemfuel. Limited trials have taken place at these sites. There has been no other formal application to burn cemfuel.

§ Mr. Gordon Prentice
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what representations he has received concerning the use of cemfuel by Castle Cement at Clitheroe.

§ Mr. Atkins
During the last two years, a number of representations have been received both from those who oppose and those who support the use of cemfuel. In addition, Members of Parliament have asked questions in the House, in particular the hon. Member for Ribble Valley (Mr. Evans).
In February 1995, Her Majesty's inspectorate of pollution started a public consultation exercise to precede any decision whether to allow continued burning of this fuel at Clitheroe. This consultation period will last until 29 March.

§ Mr. Gordon Prentice
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what estimates he has made of the amount of cemfuel burnt(a) in England and (b) in Lancashire in 1994.

§ Mr. Atkins
The total estimated quantity of cemfuel used in England in 1994 was 4,700 tonnes, of which 3,400 was used in Lancashire.