§ Mr. McMasterTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on the provision of specific financial assistance to local authorities which wish to establish or develop efficient collection and recycling of industrial, commercial and domestic waste.
§ Sir Hector Monro[holding answer 9 June 1992]: I have no plans for specific grant to authorities for recycling nor to specify that elements of capital spending consents may be used only to finance recycling initiatives. To do so would constrain the freedom enjoyed by local authorities to determine their own spending priorities. Recycling projects identified in authorities' expenditure plans are taken into account when setting the capital expenditure allocations each year.