HC Deb 20 November 2003 vol 413 cc1226-7W
Mrs. May

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what guidance has been issued in the last five years on remediation of sites containing potentially hazardous waste. [134450]

Margaret Beckett

I will write to the hon. Member with this information in due course.

Mr. Sheerman

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what plans she has to discuss with the Deputy Prime Minister measures to prevent planning applications for landfill sites dealing with hazardous waste being blocked for technical reasons; [R] [139698]

(2) how many hazardous waste landfill sites are operational in the United Kingdom; and what their estimated capacity is in tonnes per year; [R] [139702]

(3) what estimate she has made of the amount of hazardous waste in tonnes per year which will need to be disposed of separately under the Landfill Directive in each of the next five years; [R] [139703]

(4) what action she is taking to increase the number of hazardous waste sites across the country. [R] [139704]

Mr. Morley

I will write to my hon. Friend with the information in due course.

Sue Doughty

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on delays to the issuing of hazardous waste criteria. [140066]

Mr. Morley

The draft Landfill (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2004, that implement the European Council Decision 2003/33 on waste acceptance criteria in England and Wales, are currently out for consultation. That consultation ends on 17 December 2003, and a response to the consultation will be placed on the Defra website as early as possible in the new year. We remain on target to meet the EU requirement to transpose this legislation by July 2004.

Sue Doughty

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) when the hazardous waste regulations will be made available; [140067]

(2) what provisions will be in place by July 2004 to receive hazardous waste in (a) London and (b) each of the counties and Metropolitan areas in England and Wales; and if she will make a statement; [140068]

(3) what (a) staff and (b) resources have been allocated by her Department to the production of hazardous waste regulations. [140069]

Mr. Morley

I will write to the hon. Member with this information shortly.