Waste Review

Harriett Baldwin Excerpts
Tuesday 14th June 2011

(13 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Caroline Spelman Portrait Mrs Spelman
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I have made it clear that energy from waste has its place in turning waste into resources. I have also made it crystal clear today that the Government are committed to helping local authorities that want to use anaerobic digestion, and we will make funds available to achieve that.

Harriett Baldwin Portrait Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire) (Con)
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Will the Secretary of State congratulate Malvern Hills district council and Wychavon district council? The former kept weekly bin collections, the latter moved to two-weekly bin collections, and both were recently soundly re-elected as Conservative councils for a further four-year term.

Caroline Spelman Portrait Mrs Spelman
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That demonstrates that good local authorities that respond to the wishes and needs of their residents and supply refuse collection services of good quality and sufficient frequency receive their reward through the ballot box and are returned to office.