Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Valerie Vaz and Brandon Lewis

Monday 21st October 2013 Commons Chamber

[Valerie Vaz (Walsall South) (Lab)]

10. What recent assessment he has made of the availability of local authority recycling sites.

[The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Brandon Lewis)]

We do not hold that information centrally, but I was pleased that the recent ICM poll for the BBC, which the Secretary of State has mentioned, showed that resident satisfaction with both recycling and refuse collection has risen while council tax has been kept down.

[Valerie Vaz]

The main recycling facility at a supermarket in my town centre has been removed by the council, so my constituents have to drive to Aldridge or Bloxwich to recycle paper, cardboard and bottles. What steps can the Minister take to support the council to return the facility to the town centre?

[Brandon Lewis]

As the hon. Lady knows, we are very keen on weekly waste collection. I was pleased to see the satisfaction with recycling go up. I am sure that, with her efforts, a good local consensus will be found. I am delighted that she is singing from the same hymn sheet as the Secretary of State.