§ Mr. MichaelTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what assessment he has made of the likely cost of local authorities in Wales of implementing recycling plans to meet the targets set out in "This Common Inheritance"; and what percentage of those costs will be met by his Department by specific grant.
§ Mr. Gwilym JonesThe information will not be available until local authorities have prepared their recycling plans in accordance with section 49 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. The costs will be funded through the unhypothecated element of the local government revenue settlement.