River Tyne (Dredging)
Transport
Written answers and statements, 5 November 2003
Mr Nick Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East & Wallsend, Labour)
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what alternative disposal routes his Department has identified with the Port of Tyne Authority for contaminated sediment dredged from the River Tyne.
Dr Kim Howells (Minister of State, Department for Transport; Pontypridd, Labour)
It is not for the Department for Transport to determine alternative disposal routes for contaminated sediment dredged from the River Tyne. The Port of Tyne Authority made an application, in February 2003, to DEFRA for a licence for the dredging and sea disposal of contaminated sediment from various locations on the River Tyne. Discussions on matters of detail relating to this application are on-going and, primarily, for the Port Authority and DEFRA.