HC Deb 17 January 2000 vol 342 c244W
Mr. Gill

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what representations he has made to(a) the European Commission and (b) other EU member states in respect of a common basis of charging for IPPC throughout the EU; and what response he has received. [104114]

Mr. Hill

The IPPC Directive makes no provision for a common charging scheme; in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, charging is a matter for individual member states.