§ Mr. John CryerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (1) when he expects to publish revised guidance on air pollution standards for animal rendering plants; [107935]
(2) what estimate he has made of the cost of his Department's revised guidance on air pollution standards for animal rendering plants to each of those companies currently rendering under contracts from the Intervention Board under the over-30 months scheme; and how much of this cost will be borne by the Intervention Board. [107934]
§ Mr. HillThe revised guidance note was published on 13 January 2000 and copies have been placed in the Library of the House as well as being sent to relevant local authorities and to the UK Renderers Association.
The note contains guidance for the animal rendering sector as a whole. The costs to individual plants will depend, among other things, on the extent to which plant are currently complying with the original 1991 guidance and the techniques used for the purpose of achieving such compliance.