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Waste Disposal: Birmingham

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with Birmingham City Council on the potential impact of the bin strikes on (a) public health and (b) the environment in affected areas.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
8 Apr 2025
Target answer date
22 Apr 2025
Answer
28 Apr 2025 · 20 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 8 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with Birmingham City Council on the potential impact of the bin strikes on (a) public health and (b) the environment in affected areas.

  2. 22 Apr 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 28 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    The government has been working intensively with Birmingham City Council in relation to the ongoing disruption in its waste service. While the response is being locally led by the Council as is appropriate, at their request, we have deployed operational a...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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