HC Deb 07 May 2002 vol 385 cc1-2W
Mr. Hammond

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how the draft EU Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive will be applied in the UK in respect of(a) foreign manufactured equipment and (b) equipment personally imported into the UK from outside the EU. [50915]

Mr. Wilson

The Common Position text requires the end of life costs for equipment imported into the UK to be met by the manufacturer in the case of EU-made goods or the professional importer in the case of goods made outside the EU.

A decision on personal imports will be taken after full consultation on implementation options.

Mr. Hammond

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if the Government will seek to prevent adoption of the draft EU Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive in the form recently approved by the European Parliament. [509131

Mr. Wilson

The UK continues to support the Common Position text adopted by member states at the Council of Ministers meeting in June 2001.

The Government will consider the European Parliament text carefully in conjunction with other member states.