§ Lord Smith of Leighasked Her Majesty's Government:
When will they be able to make the promised response on the impact on local authorities of the disposal of fridges for which they are now responsible. [HL4727]
§ Lord Whitty£6 million has been added to the provisional local government finance settlement for 2002–03 to cover local authorities costs over the period 1 January 2002 to 31 March 2002. We will make a further announcement shortly setting out our proposals for additional funding for waste disposal authorities.