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WEDNESDAY 22 MAY 2002
Members present:
Mr David Curry, in the Chair
| Mr Michael Jack | Mr Austin Mitchell
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| Mr Keith Simpson | Paddy Tipping
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| David Lepper | Diana Organ
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| David Taylor | Mr Mark Todd
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The Committee deliberated.
Ordered, That the Sub-committee
on Hazardous Waste have the following Orders of Reference: "Taking
note of the current review by the Performance and Innovation Unit,
to examine whether the particular problems of dealing with hazardous
waste have properly been taken into account in the development
of waste disposal policies. It will specifically consider the
impact of past changes in legislation governing landfill on hazardous
waste disposal, and whether the Government and others will be
ready to comply with the ban due to come into effect in July 2002
on hazardous liquid waste entering Non-Hazardous and Inert sites;
examine the steps taken by the Government to prepare for the implementation
of the Hazardous Waste Incineration Directive and the Integrated
Pollution Prevention and Control Directive, as well as the End
of Life Vehicles Directive and the proposed Waste Electrical and
Electronic Equipment Directive inasmuch as they deal with special
wastes; and consider the progress of DEFRA's 'root and branch'
review of its Special Waste Regulations.".—(The
Chairman.)
Ordered, That Mr David
Borrow, Mr David Curry, Patrick Hall, Mr Michael Jack, Mr David
Lepper, Mr Eric Martlew, Mr Austin Mitchell, David Taylor, Paddy
Tipping and Mr Mark Todd be Members of the Hazardous Waste Sub-committee.—(The
Chairman.)
Ordered, That Mr Michael
Jack be Chairman of the Sub-committee.—(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That the Sub-committee
on Illegal Meat Imports have the following Orders of Reference:
"To examine the adequacy
of the Government's action plan, published on 28 March 2002, intended
to address concerns about the risk of disease from meat and other
food products illegally smuggled into the United Kingdom. In particular
it will make use of examples of policies and practices adopted
by other countries in assessing the action plan.".—(The
Chairman.)
Ordered, That Mr David
Borrow, Mr Colin Breed, Mr David Curry, Mr David Drew, Mr Eric
Martlew, Mr Austin Mitchell, Diana Organ, Mr Keith Simpson, Paddy
Tipping and Mr Mark Todd be Members of the Illegal Meat Imports
Sub-committee.—(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That Paddy Tipping
be Chairman of the Sub-committee.—(The Chairman.)
Resolved, That the Hazardous
Waste Sub-committee do visit Cheshire in connection with its inquiry.
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE): Mr Peter
Nash, Director, Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSE)
Directorate, Mr Peter Soul, Head of Veterinary TSE Team, and Dr
Mandy Bailey, Head of BSE Division, Department for Environment,
Food and Rural Affairs, were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 12 June at Ten o'clock.
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