§ Mr. Bill O'BrienTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will make a statement on his Department's future programme for encouraging recovery and recycling of household waste. [76209]
§ Mr. MeacherWe are revising the existing waste strategy for England and Wales. A draft will be produced later in the Spring for consultation, and will include among other things our proposals for dealing with household waste. The final strategy will be published by the end of the year.