§ Mr. SheermanTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister what assessment he has made of the additional costs to local authorities of the Waste and Emissions Trading Act 2003.[158961]
§ Mr. MorleyI have been asked to reply.
A range of costs associated with meeting the targets in the Landfill Directive are set out in Waste Strategy 2000. The additional costs to local authorities arising from the Waste and Emissions Trading Act 2003 are covered in a partial Regulatory Impact Assessment that was circulated as part of the consultation package. These costs were shown to be marginal and to relate mainly to additional administrative costs linked to taking part in a trading scheme.