New cement enquiry

The House of Commons Environment Committee has ann-ounced that it is to hold enquiries into contaminated land and the environmental impact of cement manufacturing.

Last week CJ reported on fears that pollutants and heavy metals could leach out from building products made from cement manufactured in kilns burning liquid chemcial waste.

The committee will hold a single oral evidence session in Westminster on 27 November.

It will also look at whether the revised draft statutory guidance on the contamination of land fulfils the purposes of the Environment Act 1995. The guidance is due to be published this month and the committee will hold two oral evidence sessions on 16 and 23 October.