HC Deb 17 January 2002 vol 378 cc473-7W
Mr. Gordon Prentice

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will list those local authorities which provide compost bins(a) free of change and (b) on payment to households in their areas; and if she will make a statement. [27145]

Mr. Meacher

Information from the 1999–2000 Municipal Waste Management Survey shows that 17 local authorities in England distributed home composting bins to households free of charge during 1999–2000.235 local authorities in England either charged some or all of their households for this service. The remaining 102 authorities either did not distribute compost bins during 1999–2000 or did not provide information.

Authorities that distributed home compost bins free of charge in 1999–2000: 17

  • Carrick District Council
  • Eastleigh Borough Council
  • Forest of Dean District Council
  • Hounslow LB
  • Kingston-upon-Thames LB
  • Mendip District Council
  • Merton LB
  • North Cornwall District Council
  • North Shropshire District Council
  • Pendle Borough Council
  • Restorml Borough Council
  • Shepway District Council
  • South Tyneside MBC
  • Sutton LB
  • Test Valley Borough Council
  • Three Rivers District Council
  • Trafford MBC

Authorities that made a charge to households for some, or all, compost bins in 1999–2000: 235

  • Adur District Council
  • Allerdale Borough Council
  • Amber Valley Borough Council
    • 474W
  • Arun District Council
  • Ashfield District Council Aylesbury Vale District Council
  • Babergh District Council Barnet LB
  • Barnsley MBC
  • Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council
  • Basildon District Council
  • Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
  • Bassetlaw District Council
  • Bath and North East Somerset Council
  • Bedford Borough Council
  • Bexley LB
  • Birmingham City Council
  • Blaby District Council
  • Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
  • Blackpool Borough Council
  • Blyth Valley Borough Council
  • Boston Borough Council
  • Bournemouth Borough Council
  • Brackness Forest Borough Council
  • Bradford City MDC
  • Braintree District Council
  • Breckland Borough Council
  • Brent LB
  • Brentwood Borough Council
  • Brighton and Hove Council
  • Bristol City Council
  • Broadland District Council
  • Bromley LB
  • Bromsgrove District Council
  • Broxbourne Borough Council
  • Broxtowe Borough Council
  • Burnley Borough Council
  • Bury MBC
  • Calderdale MBC
  • Camden LB
  • Caradon District Council
  • Carlisle City Council
  • Castle Point Borough Council
  • Charnwood Borough Council
  • Chelmsford Borough Council
  • Cherwell District Council
  • Chester City Council
  • Chesterfield Borough Council
  • Chester-Le-Street District Council
  • Chichester District Council
  • Chiltern District Council
  • Chorley Borough Council
  • Christchurch Borough Council
  • Colchester Borough Council
  • Congleton Borough Council
  • Cotswold District Council
  • Coventry City Council
  • Crawley Borough Council
  • Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council
  • Dacorum Borough Council
  • Daventry District Council
  • Derbyshire Dales District Council
  • Derwentside District Council
    • 475W
  • Doncaster MBC
  • Dover District Council
  • Durham City Council
  • East Cambridgeshire District Council
  • East Devon District Council
  • East Hertfordshire District Council
  • East Lindsey District Council
  • East Northamptonshire Council
  • Eastbourne Borough Council
  • Eden District Council
  • Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council
  • Elmbridge Borough Council
  • Enfield LB
  • Epping Forest Borough Council
  • Epsom and Ewell Borough Council
  • Fareham Borough Council
  • Fenland District Council
  • Forest Heath District Council
  • Fylde Borough Council
  • Gateshead MBC
  • Gedling Borough Council
  • Gloucester City Council
  • Gosport Borough Council
  • Gravesham Borough Council
  • Gravesham Borough Council
  • Greenwich LB
  • Guildford Borough Council
  • Halton Borough Council
  • Hambleton District Council
  • Harborough District Council
  • Haringey LB
  • Harlow District Council
  • Harrow LB
  • Hart District Council
  • Hastings Borough Council
  • Havant Borough Council
  • Hertsmere Borough Council
  • High Peak Borough Council
  • Hillingdon LB
  • Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council
  • Horsham District Council
  • Huntingdonshire District Council
  • Hyndburn Borough Council
  • Isle of Wight Council
  • Islington LB
  • Kennet District Council
  • Kensington and Chelsea London Borough
  • Kerrier District Council
  • Kettering Borough Council
  • Kirklees MBC
  • Knowsley MBC
  • Leeds City Council MBC
  • Leicester City Council
  • Lewes District Council
  • Lichfield District Council
  • Luton Borough Council
  • Macclesfield Borough Council
  • Maidstone Borough Council
  • Maldon District Council
  • Malvern Hills District Council
    • 476W
  • Manchester City Council MBC
  • Mansfield District Council
  • Medway Borough Council
  • Melton Borough Council
  • Mid Bedfordshire District Council
  • Mid Devon District Council
  • Mid Suffolk District Council
  • Mid Sussex District Council
  • Milton Keynes Council
  • Mole Valley District Council
  • New Forest District Council
  • Newark and Sherwood District Council
  • Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council MBC
  • North Devon District Council
  • North East Derbyshire District Council
  • North East Lincolnshire Council
  • North Lincolnshire Council
  • North Norfolk District Council
  • North Somerset Council
  • North Tyneside Council
  • North Warwickshire Borough Council
  • North West Leicestershire District Council
  • Northampton Borough Council
  • Norwich City Council
  • Nottingham City Council
  • Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council
  • Oxford City Council
  • Penwith District Council
  • Peterborough City Council
  • Plymouth City Council
  • Preston Borough Council
  • Reading Borough Council
  • Redbridge LB
  • Rochdale MBC
  • Rochford District Council
  • Rother District Council
  • Rotherham MBC
  • Rugby Borough Council
  • Runnymede Borough Council
  • Rushcliffe Borough Council
  • Ryedale District Council
  • Salford City Council
  • MBC Sedgefield Borough
  • Council Sedgemoor District
  • Council Sefton MBC
  • Sevenoaks District Council
  • Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council
  • Slough Borough Council
  • Solihull MBC
  • South Bedfordshire District Council
  • South Cambridgeshire District Council
  • South Gloucestershire Council
  • South Hams District Council
  • South Holland District Council
  • South Kesteven District Council
  • South Lakeland District Council
  • South Norfolk Council
  • South Northamptonshire District Council
  • South Oxfordshire District Council
  • South Shropshire District Council
    • 477W
  • South Somerset District Council
  • Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
  • Southwark LB
  • Spelthorne Borough Council
  • St. Albans City and District Council
  • St. Helens MBC
  • Stafford Borough Council
  • Stevenage Borough Council
  • Stockport MBC
  • Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
  • Stroud District Council
  • Suffolk Coastal District Council
  • Sunderland City Council
  • Surrey Heath Borough Council
  • Swale Borough Council
  • Swindon Borough Council
  • Tameside MBC
  • Tamworth Borough Council
  • Tandridge District Council
  • Teignbridge District Council
  • Telford and Wrekin Council
  • Tendring District Council
  • Tewkesbury Borough Council
  • Thurrock Council
  • Tonbridge and Mailing Borough Council
  • Torbay Council
  • Torridge District Council
  • Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
  • Vale of White Horse District Council
  • Vale Royal Borough Council
  • Waltham Forest LB
  • Wandsworth LB
  • Warrington Borough Council
  • Watford Borough Council
  • Waveney District Council
  • Waverley Borough Council
  • Wealden District Council
  • Wellingborough Borough Council
  • West Devon Borough Council
  • West Lancashire District Council
  • West Lindsey District Council
  • West Oxfordshire District Council
  • West Wiltshire District Council
  • Westminster City Council
  • Wigan MBC
  • Winchester City Council
  • Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council
  • Wirral MBC
  • Wokingham Council
  • Worthing Borough Council
  • Wychavon District Council
  • Wycombe District Council
  • Wyre Borough Council.