Dear Supporter I am sharing with you the leader of Ealing Council's response to the petition which appears in the published minutes of the full council meeting. "Councillor Bell responded I want to assure you we are taking this very very seriously and its impacts on local residents. It is a complex issue since the site is within Hillingdon’s Borough and the responsibility for enforcing the compliance with legislation is with Hillingdon Council. This has left us somewhat constrained by what we can do. Residents are encouraged to raise their concerns in relation to this site directly with Hillingdon. However, Ealing recognise their responsibilities to its residents and over the past 8 months Ealing Officers have continuously sought to liaise with Hillingdon Council about the site and in particularly in relation to a report commissioned by Hillingdon to review Conway’s compliance with their Environment Permit. Ealing’s attempts to communicate with Hillingdon were unfortunately met with no response. I personally wrote to Hillingdon’s Leader, Cllr Ray Puddifoot, in Dec 17 seeking their position, as did our CEO Paul Najsarek and local MP Virendra Sharma. In early February, we received communication from Hillingdon’s CEO advising that their consultant had completed their review and reported their findings. Hillingdon are analysing the contents of that report to establish if the site is or is not operating within its legislative restrictions and what actions can or should be taken by them. Over the past few weeks Ealing Officers have made contact with Hillingdon offering technical assistance and communication to the public. We are hopeful that we will know more about the content of the report and any intended outcomes and actions in the forthcoming weeks. I am hopeful that with this report that Hillingdon will feel able to take more forceful enforcement action. In the meantime, I can only reiterate the need for residents to report concerns of odour from the site directly to Hillingdon’s Pollution Control Team." Just a reminder that if you live in Hillingdon, please contact your local councillors to keep the pressure on for the petition to be heard, as the campaign still haven't been notified about the date for a hearing. You are also entitled to request a copy of the Independent Environment Consultant's report under the Environment Information Regulations (EIR) 2004 by e-mailing residentsservicesfoi@hillingdon.gov.uk As far as IRATE is concerned, Hillingdon's position should not be "if" enforcement action is appropriate but "now". It is unacceptable that residents and employees are suffering on a daily basis, so please continue to share the petition.