HC Deb 16 April 1969 vol 781 cc259-60W
61. Mr. Sandys

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government whether he endorses the recommendation of the report of the Working Party on Refuse Storage and Collection set up by his Department, published in 1967, that the practice of picking salvage out of refuse for sale, known as totting, should be discontinued.

Mr. Skeffington

Yes, My right hon. Friend's endorsement of this and other recommendations of the working party was conveyed to local authorities in Circular No. 34/67 dated 16th May, 1967.