§ Mr. Jim CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what incentives the Government are providing to increase the use of waste incinerators. [75962]
§ Mr. Meale[holding answer 16 March 1999]The Government are considering the role of waste incinerators with energy recovery as part of the review of the waste strategy for England and Wales. Their consultation paperLess Waste: More Value published in June 1998 said:
The Government's view is that, alongside a move to a higher level of recycling, a move to a higher level of incineration with energy recovery is necessary over the next 10–15 years in order to move to a more sustainable waste management system.They also sought views on this approach and asked how the role of energy recovery as part of an integrated approach to waste management could be enhanced.
A draft of the new waste strategy which takes into account the responses to the consultation document will be published later in the spring.