§ Baroness Byfordasked Her Majesty's Government:
What assessment they have made of the extra costs which will be incurred by local authorities when the waste electrical equipment directive is implemented. [HL4171]
§ Lord Sainsbury of TurvilleThe draft directive does not directly place costs on local authorities.
A partial regulatory impact assessment to assess the financial and other impacts of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive on all stakeholders was completed in March 2002. A further assessment will be carried out once the directive has been adopted. Any indirect costs which local authorities might face as a result of the UK's approach to implementation of the directive would be an important factor in agreeing the best legislative framework.