§ Mr. BennettTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) on what date Her Majesty's inspectorate of pollution revised the standard assessment levels for heavy metals in secondary liquid fuels; [23247]
(2) if he will place in the Library the data and analysis which formed the basis of Her Majesty's inspectorate of pollution's decision to revise the standard assessment levels for heavy metals in secondary liquid fuel. [23245]
§ Mr. ClappisonI do not intend to place such data and analysis in the Library.
Her Majesty's inspectorate of pollution has developed environmental assessment levels for use in environmental, economic and best practicable environmental option assessments which are carried out by operators of industrial processes controlled under integrated pollution control. There are no specific EALs for particular processes or fuels.
Draft EALs were included in the consultation document entitled "Environmental, Economic and BPEO Assessment Principles for Integrated Pollution Control" published by HMIP in April 1994.
In the light of comments received during the consultation exercise, HMIP reviewed the overall BPEO approach together with the methodology used to set EALs.
A revised approach to the derivation of EALs was agreed in January 1995 and amended values were published in volume III of a set of consultation documents in July 1995.
Following further consultation, the revised guidance is due to be published by HMSO in the near future.