Written question asked by David Lidington (Conservative) on Thursday, 30 January 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 11 February 2003. It was answered by Baroness Beckett (Labour) on Tuesday, 11 February 2003 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her policy is on applications for on-farm incinerators to dispose of specified risk material.

Answer: Mr. Lidington: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what her policy is on applications for on-farm incinerators to dispose of specified risk material. [95607] Margaret Beckett: Defra only approves applications for incinerators which fully comply with the legislation. However, the UK is currently awaiting clarification from the European Commission on whether the legislation after 1 May 2003 will permit the incineration of specified risk material in incinerators operating at less than 50kg/hour.

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