§ Mr. LoughtonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what guidance his Department has issued to local authorities regarding the siting of public refuse incinerators. [63410]
§ Mr. RaynsfordGovernment guidance on the siting of incinerators is included in Planning Policy Guidance note 23 'Planning and Pollution Control'. This will be updated soon when Planning Policy Guidance note 10 'Planning and Waste Management' is published. the Department also issued a guidance note to local authorities in August, 1997, on the provision of incinerators in connection with the slaughter of cattle under the 'Over Thirty Months Scheme'.