§ Mr. Peter AinsworthTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what measures she will take to ensure that the provisions of the Landfill Directive to ban the disposal of whole tyres in landfill sites from 16 July 2003 are enforced by the Environment Agency; and if she will make a statement. [125150]
§ Mr. MorleyThe Environment Agency is well aware of its regulatory and enforcement responsibilities in this and other environmental areas and will carry these out to the best of its ability.
Under the Landfill Directive, the ban on landfilling tyres comes into effect on 16 July 2003 in respect of new landfill sites or for hazardous waste landfill sites. For existing non-hazardous waste landfill sites, the ban comes into force as and when each site is permitted under landfill/pollution prevention and control legislation.