§ Mr. Don FosterTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list for(a) Great Britain and (b) each local authority the percentage of waste recycled in (i) 1997 (ii) 1998 and (iii) 1999. [127207]
§ Mr. Meacher[holding answer 23 June 2000]: Recycling levels in Scotland are a matter for the Secretary of State for Scotland. For England and Wales the national household recycling rates for 1996–97, 1997–98 and 1998–99 were 7.5, 8.2 and 9.4 per cent. respectively. I have placed a list in the House of Commons Library setting out ranges of household recycling rates for local authorities in England and Wales. All figures are based on data from the annual DETR Municipal Waste Survey.