§ 61. Mr. Skinnerasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the local authorities which have allowed private contractors to take over refuse collection and the number of persons who have lost jobs in the respective departments due to the changeover.
§ Mr. KingI refer the hon. Member to the answer that my hon. Friend gave him on 28 October–[Vol. 29, c.365]—in respect of those authorities which have contracted out their refuse collection service. Chiltern district council should be added to that list.
Information on the reduction in the number of employees engaged in the service on account of decisions to contract out is not available centrally.
§ Mr. Hillasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will take steps to make it mandatory for local authorites to provide and service skips for the disposal of large items of household rubbish.
§ Mr. KingNo. County councils already have a duty to provide civic amenity sites at which the public may dispose of bulky household refuse free of charge.