Question follow-through · 91360
Waste Disposal: Birmingham
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions (a) he and (b) officials in his Department have had with (i) Birmingham City Council and (ii) the Commissioners appointed to the authority regarding the r
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 17 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 19 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 25 Nov 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
17 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions (a) he and (b) officials in his Department have had with (i) Birmingham City Council and (ii) the Commissioners appointed to the authority regarding the r
19 Nov 2025
Target answer date
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25 Nov 2025
Answer published
The Secretary of State has not met with Birmingham City Council or the Commissioners regarding the refuse workers’ strike. My department engages regularly with Birmingham City Council as is normal for all Councils under intervention. This matter, and the ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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