§ Mr. DrewTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans there are to bring forward a public service agreement target to reduce the amount of waste generated in the UK; and what discussions he has had with the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister on this subject in advance of the forthcoming Spending Round. [142255]
§ Mr. BoatengThe Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs currently has a PSA target to enable 25 per cent. of household waste to be recycled or composted by 2005–06. We will be reviewing this target as part of Spending Review 2004.