HC Deb 09 February 1996 vol 271 c390W
Mr. Pike

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what representations he has received regarding the proposed clinical waste incinerator at Bolton general hospital; when a decision is planned to be made on the proposal; and if he will make a statement. [13630]

Sir Paul Beresford

Approximately 100 individual letters, 2,100 pro forma letters, and a petition containing some 300 signatures have been received concerning the appeal under part I of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 against refusal to authorise operation of the clinical waste incinerator at Bolton general hospital. The hearing into the appeal was attended by 34 members of the public, including representatives of Bolton Friends of the Earth and Clean Air Above All. Correspondence has been received from the appellant concerning the timing of the appeal decision.

My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State hopes to issue a decision on the appeal by the end of this month.