Televisions: Disposal

Mr. Mullin
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what discussions he has had with television manufacturers on the environmentally safe disposal of redundant analogue television sets; and if he will make a statement.

Malcolm Wicks
Televisions disposed of following digital switchover will be subject to regulations implementing the EU Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment (WEEE) Directive, which requires producers, or those acting on their behalf, to set up systems for treatment, recovery and environmentally sound disposal of WEEE. The implementing regulations—The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2006—were laid before the House on 12 December following extensive consultation with business, including a number of television manufacturers.