§ Dr. CableTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will list the local authorities who have made representations to his Department for additional resources to deal with the recycling of refrigerators; and if he will make a statement. [88820]
§ Mr. LeslieThe Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is the Department with lead interest in this issue and they have received five representations since Special Grant Report No. 109 was approved by Parliament on 16 December 2002, from the following areas:
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- Cambridgeshire county council;
- Devon county council;
- Gloucs county council;
- Nottinghamshire county council; and
- Stoke-on-Trent city council.
Special Grant No. 109 provided £40 million to cover the extra costs to local authorities as a result of the Ozone Depleting Substances Regulations for the period 2002–03. Local authorities previously received an extra £6 million through Revenue Support Grant to cover the period from the introduction of the Regulations on 1 January 2002 through to 31 March 2002. Additional funding for 2003–04 onwards has been provided through Spending Review 2002 within Revenue Support Grant. The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister is currently consulting on its proposals for the funding of local authorities' revenue expenditure in 2003–04 and will consider carefully all representations received on these proposals.