§ Norman BakerTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will ensure that(a) financial and (b) fiscal (i) incentives and (ii) disincentives for waste management encourage delivery of the Government's waste hierarchy. [156344]
§ John HealeyThrough the use of the landfill tax, spending programmes. regulation and other economic instruments such as the landfill allowance trading scheme, the Government incentivises efforts to minimise the amount of waste generated and encourage sustainable waste disposal and waste management techniques.
§ Norman BakerTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent assessment he has made of the environmental benefits that would be derived from a tax on incineration; and if he will make a statement. [156345]
§ John HealeyThe Government have commissioned a review of the evidence of health and environmental effects of different waste management options, and the case for economic instruments for waste management will be considered in light of this review.