Whether it will conduct a public inquiry into dumping and disposal by landfill of toxic materials around Fauldhouse, West Lothian, and whet…

The has no plans to conduct a public inquiry into the issue of landfill of toxic materials around Fauldhouse. The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) carries out monitoring of surface water, groundwater, landfill gas and emissions in respect of various waste disposal installations around Fauldhouse, and advises that at the present time at no site falling under SEPA's jurisdiction is there an adverse impact to be ameliorated. In the case of sites for which the waste disposal or management licence expired before 31 March 1996, and which are not therefore a matter for that agency, the local authority, West Lothian Council, is responsible for carrying out inspections, and detailed investigations if these are necessary.