§ Valerie DaveyTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether, following the reform of the Landfill Tax Credit Scheme, the resulting funds are to be made available to the community waste and recycling sector. [143987]
§ Mr. MorleyA sustainable waste delivery public spending programme, administered by Defra, has been established following the reform of the Landfill Tax Credit Scheme (LTCS) in April 2003, to ensure that sustainable alternatives to landfill disposal are widely available. The funds are being administered by the Waste Implementation Programme.
Plans for expenditure under the Programme are at various stages of development and execution. So far, for example, a review has been commissioned to identify any former LTCS projects which, if continued with Defra funding, would support the Programme's objectives. Similarly, the Programme will fund relevant waste research and community groups will be able to bid for those funds.