Written question asked by Sue Doughty (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 29 April 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 10 June 2003. It was answered by Michael Meacher (Labour) on Tuesday, 10 June 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, who has been appointed as project director of the multi-disciplinary operational task force to help advise local authorities on implementation of recommendation 28 of the Strategy Unit report, Waste Not, Want Not.

Answer: Sue Doughty: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs who has been appointed as project director of the multi-disciplinary operational task force to help advise local authorities on implementation of recommendation 28 of the Strategy Unit report, Waste Not, Want Not. [111257] Mr. Meacher: The government has accepted the Strategy Unit's recommendation 28 to establish a new Local Authority Task Force. Details were announced on 6 May as part of the government's response to the Strategy Unit report. Given the centrality of this team to delivery of Defra's new Waste Implementation Programme, a decision on a full-time appointment will be taken once the new Waste Implementation Programmme Director takes up post on 2 June. In the meantime, a member of the Waste Implementation Programme Team has been assigned to take forward work on the new Task Force.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 406 c722W;406 c721-2W; 111257
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Landfill Domestic waste Local government Public appointments Waste disposal Waste management Waste Implementation Programme
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk