Question follow-through · 87755

Food: Waste Disposal

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has he made of the potential impact of requiring local authorities to make separate food waste collections by 31 March 2026 on (a) council budgets and (b) the pro

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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
4 Nov 2025
Target answer date
11 Nov 2025
Answer
17 Nov 2025 · 13 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 4 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has he made of the potential impact of requiring local authorities to make separate food waste collections by 31 March 2026 on (a) council budgets and (b) the pro

  2. 11 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 17 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    As set out at the Spending Review, £3.4 billion of new grant funding will be delivered through the Local Government Finance Settlement within financial years 2026-27 to 2028-29. This includes funding for local authorities to deliver Simpler Recycling as p...

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