§ Mr. MalinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will impose a statutory obligation on local authorities to ensure weekly collections of household waste. [174088]
§ Mr. Morley[holding answer 18 May 2004]: We have no plans to require local authorities to collect household waste on a weekly basis.
Decisions on the frequency of collection are a matter for each local authority, which needs to have in place a collection regime which enables it to meet its statutory duties in a way which is consistent with Best Value and takes full account of local circumstances.