§ Mr. WelshTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list those local authorities who(a) submitted and (b) did not submit to him a draft recycling plan by January 1994; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. AtkinsAll English local authorities apart from Brent and Wolverhampton have submitted a draft recycling plan.
The Secretary of State for the Environment is considering the use of his powers under section 49(7) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 to require those authorities to produce a draft plan.
815WAll Scottish and Welsh authorities apart from:
- Caithness
- Dunfermline
- Lochaber
- Motherwell
- Nairn
- Sutherland
- Western Isles
- Wigtown
- Alyn and Deeside
- Brecknock
- Radnorshire
have submitted draft recycling plans. My right hon. Friends the Secretaries of State for Scotland and Wales are responsible for the submission of recycling plans in Scotland and Wales respectively.