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Mr. Jim Callaghan
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will seek to amend the Control of Pollution Act so as to require all local authorities responsible for waste disposal to provide publicly owned facilities for the treatment and disposal of waste materials.
Mr. Fox
No. It should remain open to the authorities to use both the private and public sectors as they see fit.