Straw and Stubble Burning (Hansard, 30 November 1989)| api.parliament.uk
In 1984 a Royal Commission on environmental pollution recommended a ban on straw burning to come into force within five years. In June 1993 a new law, the Crop Residues (Burning) Regulations 1993, took effect in England and Wales. The law prohibited the burning of various crop residues - straw…| Protect the Wild