Written question asked by Barry Sheerman (Labour) on Thursday, 22 March 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 28 March 2001. It was answered by Michael Meacher (Labour) on Wednesday, 28 March 2001 on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions.

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what performance targets have been set for ENCAMS for waste awareness as a condition of funding. - Inc figures.

Answer: Mr. Sheerman: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what performance targets have been set for Encams for waste awareness as a condition of funding. [155763] Mr. Meacher: Encams' flagship waste awareness initiative is the Waste Theme Month that it co-ordinates each October. This year DETR grant of £30,000 funded its entire costs: promotional activity that included leaflets, newspapers, a theme month pack and a national seminar, all of which Encams evaluated through a questionnaire. The programme met all three targets set for it in the 2000-01 Corporate Plan agreed with DETR Ministers, which were: (i) to increase the action generated by 10 per cent. on that for the previous year; (ii) to distribute information to 500 organisations; and (iii) to have 25 per cent. of evaluation questionnaires returned. Waste and litter awareness and action feature across a range of Encams grant funded activities, notably the Just Bin It campaign (formerly called National Spring Clean), and People and Places programme and the Seaside Awards. We are currently negotiating a Corporate Plan with Encams Ltd. which will set out performance targets for all their 2001-02 grant-aided work, including work to promote waste awareness. When we agree this Plan later in the year I will deposit a copy in the Libraries of the House.

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