§ Mr. PageTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when the Government expect to announce their intentions regarding the reimbursement of the additional expenditure incurred over refrigerator disposal. [R] [50867]
§ Mr. Meacher[holding answer 18 April 2002]: An initial statement on funding for local authorities was made on 4 December 2001. The £6 million announced then was to cover costs in 2001–02. A Government announcement on further local authority funding will be made shortly.