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What is his policy on other EU states exporting hazardous waste to the United Kingdom, with particular reference to mercury; what representations he has made in the last three years to other member states that they should treat such waste in their countries; and what measures he proposes to encourage...

Asked by
Andrew Mackinlay (Labour)
Answering body
Department of the Environment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
30 March 1995
Reference
257 c734-5W;257 c732-3W
House
House of Commons

Statement on publication of management plan setting out his policies on imports and exports of waste. - Includes fact that today issued for public consultation a draft of management plan for imports and exports of waste (copies in Library as DEP/3 1045).

Asked by
Walter Sweeney (Conservative)
Answering body
Department of the Environment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
6 March 1995
Reference
256 c19-20W
House
House of Commons

What amount of toxic waste was imported into Britain from abroad for disposal or reprocessing in 1991, 1992 and 1993; and what is the projected level for 1994. - Inc table.

Asked by
Bridget Prentice (Labour)
Answering body
Department of the Environment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
2 November 1994
Reference
248 c1143-4W;248 c1145W
House
House of Commons

What plans his Department has to introduce legislation to end the importing of another country's toxic waste; and if he will introduce a new classification to cover such categories of toxic material as the scrap metal contaminatedwith polychlorinated bi-phenyls. - Inc ref to 248 c17-18W.

Asked by
Lord Field of Birkenhead (Labour)
Answering body
Department of the Environment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
31 October 1994
Reference
248 c981W;248 c983W
House
House of Commons

If he will make it his policy to investigate, or to require Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Pollution to investigate, the import of wastes from Germany for incineration at the Edmonton incineration plant; and if he will investigate the activities of the International Waste Consultants, brokers for the import of German...

Asked by
Llew Smith (Labour)
Answering body
Department of the Environment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
25 October 1994
Reference
248 c529W;248 c531W
House
House of Commons

What action he proposes to take against the dumping of toxic waste and other hazardous materials (a) in the Port of Liverpool and (b) other United Kingdom ports; and if he will give immediate consideration to the proposals set out in the letter to him from the honourable Member for...

Asked by
Joe Benton (Labour)
Answering body
Department of the Environment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
17 October 1994
Reference
248 c17-8W
House
House of Commons

What information has been received by Her Majesty's Government from the United States Department of Energy that constitutes an environmental impact assessment on nitric acid for import from the Hanford Purex facility at Washington State; what requirements exist for the conducting of an environmental impact assessment on consignments of contaminated...

Asked by
Llew Smith (Labour)
Answering body
Department of the Environment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
21 July 1994
Reference
247 c458-9W
House
House of Commons

With which parties and non-parties to the Basel Convention the United Kingdom has established bilateral agreements for the import or export of hazardous waste; and what steps he has taken to prohibit imports of hazardous waste from (a) the United States and (b) other non-parties under Article 4.5 of the...

Asked by
Simon Hughes (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department of the Environment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
30 June 1994
Reference
245 c693W;245 c689W
House
House of Commons

If he will make it his policy to resist any boycott or ban of any timber species used in the United Kingdom; and various other questions on timber.

Asked by
Elizabeth Peacock (Conservative)
Answering body
Department of the Environment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
22 June 1994
Reference
245 c221W;245 c219-20W
House
House of Commons

Statement on policy guidance on waste imports and exports.

Asked by
Gary Streeter (Conservative)
Answering body
Department of the Environment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
15 June 1994
Reference
244 c569-70W
House
House of Commons

What discussions his Department has had with the United States authorities regarding the disposal of hazardous wastes shipped to the United Kingdom for disposal from bases of the United States armed forces in Europe; to comment on nature and quantities of hazardous wastes shipped to UK from bases of US...

Asked by
Harry Cohen (Labour)
Answering body
Department of the Environment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
25 May 1994
Reference
244 c150-1W
House
House of Commons

To comment on the effect of imports on the aluminium recycling industry. - Includes figures.

Asked by
Lord Spellar (Labour)
Answering body
Department of the Environment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
3 May 1994
Reference
242 c438W;242 c434W
House
House of Commons

If he will comment on his future policy on the importation of wastes for treatment and disposal into the United Kingdom subsequent to the new powers available to him to prohibit waste imports after 6th May. - Ref to 239 c43W.

Asked by
Gareth Wardell (Labour)
Answering body
Department of the Environment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
30 March 1994
Reference
240 c869W;240 c865W
House
House of Commons

What products claimed to contain tiger bone have been imported into the United Kingdom during each of the last three years.

Asked by
Lord Stratford (Labour)
Answering body
Department of the Environment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
18 March 1994
Reference
239 c871W
House
House of Commons

What assessment United Kingdom authorities are able to make of the health effects on battery recycle workers in industrialising Third World nations which import acid batteries from the United Kingdom for recycling.

Asked by
Llew Smith (Labour)
Answering body
Department of the Environment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
16 March 1994
Reference
239 c679W
House
House of Commons

What plans he has to introduce more stringent entry controls for foreign toxic waste.

Asked by
Martin Redmond (Labour)
Answering body
Department of the Environment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
7 March 1994
Reference
239 c43W
House
House of Commons

What discussions he or his officials have had with his counterpart in the Irish Republic over the past year in regard to the quantity and type of toxic waste imported into the United Kingdom from the Republic.

Asked by
Llew Smith (Labour)
Answering body
Department of the Environment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
15 February 1994
Reference
237 c732W;237 c730W
House
House of Commons

What quantities of waste have been exported annually from the United Kingdom since 1988 to non-OECD countries for (a) disposal and (b) recovery or recycling; if the Government intend to support a total ban on the export of all toxic waste to non-OECD countries at the forthcoming Basel convention meeting;...

Asked by
Simon Hughes (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department of the Environment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
25 January 1994
Reference
236 c129-30W
House
House of Commons

What amounts of industrial and household waste were imported during the last 12 months for which information is available; and what quantities of this waste were buried or processed in the United Kingdom. - Inc figs.

Asked by
Lord Spicer (Conservative)
Answering body
Department of the Environment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
18 January 1994
Reference
235 c566W
House
House of Commons

What information he has received from the Sao Paulo State Environment Protection Agency in Brazil in regard to the return to the United Kingdom by the Produquinica company of Brazil a consignment of copper, arsenic and cadmium wastes in December 1993. - Inc figs.

Asked by
Llew Smith (Labour)
Answering body
Department of the Environment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
18 January 1994
Reference
235 c567W;235 c566-7W
House
House of Commons