§ Mr. HepburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what percentage of household waste was recycled in(a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK in each year since 1997. [102356]
§ Mr. MeacherHousehold waste recycling figures are not collected for individual constituencies. The following figures show household recycling rates (including composting) from 1997 onwards for South Tyneside, the North East and England. This is a devolved matter, so figures are shown for England only. The data are available on the Defra website.
Percentage Area 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 South Tyneside n/a 4 4 6 The north east 4.4 3.7 3.6 4.1 England 8.2 9.0 10.3 11.2