§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement on the proposals he has received from authorities for joint arrangements for waste regulation and disposal.
§ Mrs. RumboldI refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Northfield (Mr. King) on 25 October 1985 at columns266–67.
§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list those authorities that have submitted draft binding agreements on future arrangements for waste regulation and disposal.
§ Mrs. RumboldDraft agreements on the future arrangements for waste disposal have been submitted by or on behalf of the following local authorities:
- London boroughs of Bromley, Croydon, Kingston upon Thames, Merton and Sutton;
- Cities of London and Westminster and the London borough of Tower Hamlets;
- City of Sheffield and metropolitan boroughs of Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham;
- City of Newcastle and metropolitan boroughs of Gateshead, North Tyneside, South Tyneside and Sunderland;
- City of Birmingham and metropolitan boroughs of Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall and Wolverhampton;
- Cities of Bradford, Leeds and Wakefield and metropolitan boroughs of Calderdale and Kirklees; and
- London boroughs of Southwark, Greenwich and Lewisham.