Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending section nine of the Management of Houses in Multiple Occupation (England) Regulation 2006 to include the provision of recycling bins.

The Department has not made an assessment of the potential merits of extending section nine of the Management of Houses in Multiple Occupation (England) Regulation 2006. Under these regulations, Licenced HMO landlords must make adequate arrangements for refuse disposal, including with regard to the local authority’s agreed refuse disposal scheme. The Environmental Protection Act 1990 places a duty on local authorities in England to undertake waste management, including making arrangements for the collection of recyclable waste.