§ Sue DoughtyTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will place in the Library copies of all documents relating to discussions in Cabinet Committee meetings on the granting of powers to local authorities to charge householders for the collection, processing and disposal of unsorted household waste that has reached the public domain. [188069]
§ Mr. MorleyIt has been established practice under successive Governments not to disclose information relating to the proceedings of Cabinet Committees. This practice is now formalised by Exemption 2 of Part II of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information.
§ Sue DoughtyTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what discussions her Department has held with companies offering technologies for differential and variable charging for waste collection and disposal; and if she will make a statement. [188071]
§ Mr. MorleyThe Department has not held any discussions with companies offering technologies for differential and variable charging for waste collection and disposal.
I have accepted an invitation from PM Group plc to visit their manufacturing facility at Bradford to see a demonstration of their waste weighing systems but, owing to other commitments, the visit has not yet taken place.