Written question asked by David Lidington (Conservative) on Monday, 8 September 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 6 October 2003. It was answered by Baroness Beckett (Labour) on Monday, 6 October 2003 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on progress in distributing to local authorities the 2003-04 financial allocation for the Waste Implementation Programme. - Inc figures.

Answer: Mr. Lidington: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on progress in distributing to local authorities the 2003-04 financial allocation for the Waste Implementation Programme. [129403] Margaret Beckett: As announced on 4 July, £24 million of the funds available to the Waste Implementation Programme in this Financial Year will be allocated to local authorities through the Waste Minimisation and Recycling Fund. £3.6 million was allocated to London, and Defra has announced the 19 schemes we propose to support elsewhere in the country. Funds will be distributed in response to valid claims sent by the relevant local authorities.

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