§ Mr. HardyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the names and numbers of local authorities which he considers operate satisfactory collection and recycling arrangements as far as domestic waste is concerned; and if he will list the names and numbers where such arrangements are either non-existent or inadequate.
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§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyThis information is not currently held on a systematic basis for all domestic waste streams. My Department, with the Department of Trade and Industry and the assistance of local authorities, are reviewing in each local authority area arrangements to encourage recycling in order to identify best practice and raise the level of recycling facilities generally. We will also be carefully evaluating the results of the major experiment in recycling—Recycling City—in Sheffield, which is supported by the Government.