§ Mr. David AtkinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will introduce on-the-spot fines for local authorities to apply to those responsible for smell nuisances to residential areas from industrial and farming sources; and if he will make a statement. [16127]
§ Mr. AtkinsNo. Many industrial processes are regulated under part I of the Environmental Protection Act 605W 1990, which provides for controls over odour emissions among other types of pollution. Controls also exist under part III of the Act to deal with complaints of possible statutory nuisances, which includes smells arising on industrial, trade or business premises and those premises being in a state which is prejudicial to health or constitutes a nuisance.