§ Mr. BrakeTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much money has been raised form the landfill tax since 1996. [16883]
§ Dawn Primarolo[holding answer 20 November 1997]: The amount of landfill tax collected to the end of October 1997 was £343 million.
§ Mr. BrakeTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much money has been raised by the landfill tax from the deposition of waste taken from previously contaminated land. [16884]
§ Dawn Primarolo[holding answer 20 November 1997]: None. Subject to certain qualifying conditions, waste arising from the clearance of contaminated land and disposed of to landfill is exempt from landfill tax.