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State on policy in relation to shipments of waste into and out of the United Kingdom. - Inc ref to "United Kingdom Management Plan for Exports and Imports of Waste" (copy in Library).(in library as DEP/3 3375).

Asked by

Roy Thomason (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of the Environment

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Written questions

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Answered

For answer on

16 May 1996

Answered on

16 May 1996

Mr. Thomason: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is his policy in relation to shipments of waste into and out of the United Kingdom.[30021] Mr. Clappison: The Government's policies are set out in the "United Kingdom Management Plan for Exports and Imports of Waste", which is published today, and comes into operation on 1 June 1996. Under the plan, which is legally binding throughout the United Kingdom, all exports of waste for disposal are banned, as are most imports for disposal other than in exceptional cases where wider environmental considerations apply. Exports of water for recovery to countries within the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development may continue but, subject to limited exceptions, exports of hazardous waste for recovery to non-OECD countries are banned. Imports of waste for genuine recovery operations may continue. The Government's policy proposals for waste exports and imports were initially outlined in a statement by my right hon. Friend, the Member for South Ribble (Mr. Atkins), who was then Minister for the Environment and Countryside, on 15 June 1994. The Department consulted on a draft document during February and March 1995; some 750 copies were dispatched, and 73 responses were received from industry, waste regulators and members of the public. Copies of non-confidential responses have been placed in my Department's library. The final text of the plan incorporates various changes to meet the concerns and interests of those consulted. A compliance cost assessment has been undertaken in relation to the plan. Copies of both the plan and the compliance cost assessment have been placed in the Library. The plan provides the means to implement the Government's long-standing policy of self-sufficiency in waste disposal, while preserving legitimate trade in wastes moving for recovery. It also takes account of the United Kingdom's international obligations, in particular under the Basel convention on the control of transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and their disposal.

Date

16 May 1996

Reference

30021; 277 c555-6W

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment

What permits his Department has issued to allow the shipment of toxic waste into Liverpool in the last five years; and what quantities of toxic waste have entered the port in this period. - Including table.

Asked by

Angela Eagle (Labour)

Answering body

Department of the Environment

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Written questions

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Answered

Date

28 November 1995

Reference

2135; 267 c563-4W;267 c561-2W

House

House of Commons

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