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Landfill Allowances and Trading Scheme (England) Regulations 2004;Landfill (Maximum Landfill Amount) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2004

Draft SI on landfill allowances and trading scheme (england). Lords debate on a motion to approve. Agreed to on question. Also debated with draft SI on landfill (maximum landfill amount) (northern ireland) (SI 2004/3027).

Lead member

Lord Whitty

Answering member

Lord Dixon-Smith

Department

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Debates on delegated legislation

Date

16 November 2004

Reference

666 c1422-8

House

House of Lords

Landfill Allowances and Trading Scheme (England) Regulations 2004;Landfill (Maximum Landfill Amount) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2004

Draft SIs on landfill allowances and trading scheme (england) and landfill (maximum landfill amount) (northern ireland) (SI 2004/3027). Considered by Standing Committee. (Minutes of proceedings at UP 7 2003/04). (Vote).

Type

Debates on delegated legislation; Delegated Legislation Committee proceedings

Notes

Received 12.11.2004

Date

11 November 2004

Reference

5th SC on DL

House

House of Commons

Merits of Statutory Instruments Select Committee (HL). Twenty-first report on draft Landfill Allowances and tRading Scheme (England) Regulations 2004.

Type

Select Committee reports; House of Lords papers; Parliamentary committees

Committee

Merits of Statutory Instruments Committee

Notes

Received 28.10.2004; Received 28.10.04

Date

28 October 2004

Reference

HL 185 2003/04

House

House of Lords

Landfill Allowances and Trading Scheme (England) Regulations 2004

Draft SI on landfill allowances and trading scheme (england). (Affirmative instrument). Together with an Explanatory Memorandum from the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs. Approved by Parliament. Made 3 December 2004 (SI 2004/3212). Coming into force 1 April 2005.

Department

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Statutory instruments

Date

13 October 2004

Reference

SI 2004/3212

House

House of Commons; House of Lords

Landfill (Maximum Landfill Amount) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2004

Draft SI on landfill (maximum landfill amount) (northern ireland). (Affirmative instrument). Together with an Explanatory Memorandum from the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs. Approved by Parliament. Made 17 November 2004 (SI 2004/3027). Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

Department

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Statutory instruments

Date

13 October 2004

Reference

SI 2004/3027

House

House of Commons; House of Lords

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the difference in the figures for the maximum amount of biodegradable municipal waste permitted to be sent to landfill in (a) 2010, (b) 2013 and (c) 2020 between the Final Regulatory...

Asked by

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

16 July 2004

Reference

423 c1343-4W; 182985;182986

House

House of Commons

Landfill (Scheme Year and Maximum Landfill Amount) Order 2004

Draft SI on landfill (scheme year and maximum landfill amount). Lords debate on a motion to approve. Agreed to on question.

Lead member

Lord Whitty

Answering member

Lord Dixon-Smith

Department

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Debates on delegated legislation

Date

13 July 2004

Reference

663 c1210-3

House

House of Lords

Landfill (Scheme Year and Maximum Landfill Amount) Regulations 2004

Draft SI on landfill (scheme year and maximum landfill amount). Considered by Standing Committee. (Minutes of proceedings at UP 7 2003/04).

Type

Debates on delegated legislation; Delegated Legislation Committee proceedings

Date

5 July 2004

Reference

1st SC on DL

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the (a) recycling and (b) incineration of (i) oxo-biodegradable plastic and (ii) conventional plastic; what assessment she has made of the effect of oxo-biodegradable plastic in combating litter; what research she has...

Asked by

Anthony D Wright (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

26 May 2004

For answer on

18 June 2004

Answered on

18 June 2004

Mr. Anthony D. Wright: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what assessment she has made of the (a) recycling and (b) incineration of (i) oxo-biodegradable plastic and (ii) conventional plastic; [176907] (2) what assessment she has made of the effect of oxo- biodegradable plastic in combating litter; [176908] (3) what research she has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on oxo-biodegradable plastics, with particular reference to the contribution they may make to a better environment; [176910] (4) what assessment she has made of the effect on the environment of making short-life plastic products degradable. [176911] Mr. Morley: The National Non-Food Crops Centre (NNFCC) recently published a review of current knowledge on the environmental profiles of biodegradable polymers (BDPs). The main focus of the review is on BDPs made from renewable feedstocks such as starch, polylactic acid and cellulose and their environmental performance compared to conventional plastics. The summary report, "Biodegradable Polymers and Sustainability: Insights from Life Cycle Assessment", can be viewed on the NNFCC website at: www.nnfcc.co.uk The Environment Agency will follow up this work with two Life Cycle Analysis research projects. The first will consider disposable plastic carrier bags from supermarkets and alternative product systems (e.g. paper and bioplastics) and the other will look at food packaging product systems. Oil-based biodegradable (oxo-biodegradable) plastics are included in the scope of the alternative materials. The results of the research will be reported March 2005.

Date

18 June 2004

Reference

422 c1125W; 176907;176908;176910;176911

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what research has been conducted by or for her Department on bioremediation using genetically modified organisms. - Inc ref to final report at www.defra.gov.uk/environment/gm/research/epg-1-5-142.htm, and www.defra.gov.uk/research/Project_Data/projects.asp?M=KWS&V= bioremediation&SCOPE=O.

Asked by

Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 May 2004

Reference

173118; 421 c1102-3W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how long it takes for disposable nappies to decompose in landfill sites; and what percentage of the waste going to landfill this represents; what steps she will take to reduce the environmental impact of the disposal of disposable...

Asked by

Paddy Tipping (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

11 March 2004

For answer on

29 March 2004

Answered on

29 March 2004

Paddy Tipping: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) how long it takes for disposable nappies to decompose in landfill sites; and what percentage of the waste going to landfill this represents; [161667] (2) what steps she will take to reduce the environmental impact of the disposal of disposable nappies; [161668] (3) what restrictions are placed on waste disposal authorities in relation to the disposal in landfill sites of raw sewage from (a) disposable nappies and (b) other sources; [161669] (4) what estimate she has made of the total number of disposable nappies that entered the household waste stream in 2003; and what percentage of household waste this constituted. [161670] Mr. Morley: [holding answer 22 March 2004]: Disposable nappies consist of fluffed pulp, the largest component, and plastic. They also contain absorbent gel. The rate of breakdown will depend on the conditions of landfill and the other types of waste deposited. Generally landfill sites in the UK have a high moisture and organic content and therefore waste, including the paper and gel parts of nappies, will degrade relatively quickly. Plastics are generally resistant to degradation and, depending on the type, some will take years to breakdown, others may last indefinitely. The Strategy Unit in its report `Waste Not Want Not' estimated that in 2000-01 nappies comprised around 2 per cent. of household waste, equivalent to 350,000 tonnes. Nappies from the home are classed as household waste and can be disposed of in the normal household waste. Properly regulated landfill is a proven method of dealing with waste safely and can be relied on if alternative methods of dealing with waste are not provided. Our view is that good waste management practice adequately regulated can and does cope with disposable nappies. Following the publication of the Strategy Unit report `Waste Not Want Not' the Government accepted the recommendation that the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) should take forward (as part of an overall waste minimisation initiative) work on supporting re-usable nappies through the provision of support for new businesses and information to parents. The details of the programme are still being worked up. The aim of the WRAP programme is to achieve an average diversion of 225kg/yr per participating household. WRAP'S target is to convert 155,000 households to re-usable nappies by end of fiscal year 2006. This is an ambitious target and if achieved would create a reduction in household waste of 35,000 tonnes (per annum).

Date

29 March 2004

Reference

419 c1195-6W;419 c1197-8W; 161667;161668;161669;161670

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to encourage the use of bio-degradable plastic bags.

Asked by

Peter Ainsworth (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

23 February 2004

Reference

418 c124-5W; 153745

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage of municipal waste going to landfill was biodegradable waste in the last year for which figures are available; and what estimate she has made of the likely change in the next five years. - Inc figures....

Asked by

Caroline Spelman (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

4 February 2004

Reference

417 c895W; 151640

House

House of Commons

Sainsbury of Turville, Lord

Further to the Written Answer by the Minister of State for Energy on 31 March 2003, CH402 c506W, why the amount of biodegradable solid waste used to generate heat fell from 50.6 thousand tonnes of oil equivalent in 1996 to 14.3 thousand tonnes in 1997; why it took a further...

Asked by

Baroness Byford (Conservative)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

5 January 2004

Reference

HL 346; 656 c22WA

House

House of Lords

Sainsbury of Turville, Lord

How many individual wind-driven turbines there are in (a) Wales; (b) Scotland; (c) England and (d) Northern Ireland; and how many wind farms there are in (a) Wales; (b) Scotland; (c) England and (d) Northern Ireland. [HL 380; HL 379]. - Inc table.

Asked by

Lord Jones (Labour)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

5 January 2004

Reference

656 c23WA; HL 380; HL 379

House

House of Lords

DEGRADABLE PLASTIC BAGS

That this House recognises the environmental advantages of degradable plastics, namely that they can be composted, that they will degrade when exposed to a normal environment and that they are environmentally friendly in their production; notes that 80 per cent. of post-consumer plastic goes to landfill, with only 7 per...

Primary sponsor

Caroline Spelman (Conservative)

Type

Early day motions

Date

26 November 2003

Reference

House

House of Commons

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