§ Mr. RandallTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) what is the total tonnage of meat and bone meal forecast to be incinerated each year for the duration of the over-30-months-scheme; [104240]
(2) what is the total tonnage of meat and bonemeal resulting from the over-30-months-scheme forecast to be incinerated each year by each of the companies awarded contracts under the scheme. [104239]
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§ Ms QuinIn the period to 31 December 1999, some 35,600 tonnes of meat and bonemeal (MBM) produced under the over-30-months-scheme (OTMS) was incinerated in the high temperature waste incinerator operated by Shanks at Fawley. This contract is due to expire on 31 March 2000. The Intervention Board's current forecast of future MBM incineration by the three companies awarded large scale incineration contracts is given in the following table.
Tonnes Period Shanks Fibrogen PDM Total 1 January-31 March 2000 4,400 17,000 0 21,400 1 April 2000–31 March 2001 0 85,000 27,600 112,600 1 April 2001–31 March 2002 60,000 85,000 55,850 200,850 1 April 2002–31 March 2003 60,000 78,000 60,400 198,400 1 April 2003–31 March 2004 60,000 0 51,150 111,150 1 April 2004–31 March 2005 10,000 0 0 10,000 Totals 194,400 265,000 195,000 654,400 Note:
For the purpose of this exercise the forecast assumes that the OTMS will continue in its current form until at least the end of 2002–03, and that the contracted companies will obtain the necessary consents and commence incineration in line with their autumn 1999 programmes. The forecast will be updated in January/February 2000 to reflect the latest position.