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Probably the worst aspect of all this is that the practice that was followed in that Westminster committee did not follow international legal precedents.
By then, we will reduce the amount of biodegradable municipal waste in landfill to 75 per cent of its 1995 level and we will reduce it to 35 per cent of its 1995 level by 2020. A system of tradeable permits is to be introduced to meet the targets.
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Date answered:
17 September 2004
The current programme of major trunk road works underway or planned is set out in the following table. Progress on schemes is subject to completion of the necessary statutory procedures, and the availability of finance.
I think that it was Des McNulty who complained that this debate was simply following the pattern of previous debates, but it took Mr Rumbles to surprise us all by walking out.
We are making the change because it is in our customers' interests so it follows that our customers should not be disadvantaged by the transition process.
It was produced by November 3 and followed up actively from then on. We did set timetables, we did follow up and we did ensure—once we were aware of the problem—that management action on the ground was taken.