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Tim Farron Excerpts
Thursday 19th January 2012

(12 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Benyon Portrait Richard Benyon
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The right hon. Gentleman knows something that nobody else does, because no announcement has been made on which local authorities are accessing the scheme. I can assure him that it is a matter for local authorities; it is for them to discuss with their local electorate how they manage their waste policies, and it is for them to access the scheme, if they wish.

Tim Farron Portrait Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale) (LD)
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Does the Minister share my concern that Cumbria county council is planning to close household waste recycling centres in Ambleside and Grange-over-Sands, given that that will increase the amount of waste that goes to landfill?