HL Deb 20 December 1983 vol 446 c719WA
Lord Graham of Edmonton

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many waste disposal authorities in England:

  1. (a) there were in 1973,
  2. (b) there are in 1983,
  3. (c) there will be as a minimum and as a maximum under the proposal contained in the White Paper, Streamlining the Cities.

Lord Bellwin

In England as a whole there were 1,166 waste disposal authorities in 1973 and 46 in 1983. Under the proposals in the White Paper, formal responsibilities for these functions in London and the 6 metropolitan counties will be transferred to a total of 68 boroughs and district councils. However, it is not possible at this stage to say how many operational units will be involved in the actual discharge of these functions, since this will depend on the co-operative arrangements to be established between councils in the light of the consultative document issued by the Department of the Environment on 10th November.