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Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, where funds diverted to the Treasury from the Landfill Tax Credit Scheme since 2003 have been spent, broken down by (a) region and (b) project. - Inc table and figures and ref to 'Waste Not Want Not' published...

Asked by

Adrian Flook (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

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Answered

Tabled on

13 July 2004

For answer on

22 July 2004

Answered on

22 July 2004

Mr. Flook: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs where funds diverted to the Treasury from the Landfill Tax Credit Scheme since 2003 have been spent, broken down by (a) region and (b) project. [184643] Mr. Morley: As part of the reform of the Landfill Tax Credit Scheme approximately £84/92/92 million has been allocated to sustainable waste management in England (£100/110/110 million to the UK as a whole) for the financial years 2003-04, 2004-05 and 2005-06. A new public expenditure programme, delivered jointly by Defra and the Waste and Resources Action Programme, has been established for England. The new Waste Implementation Programme is designed to accelerate progress towards meeting the landfill directive targets. The Waste Implementation Programme is taking forward a package of strategic measures recommended by the Strategy Unit in "Waste Not Want Not", published in November 2002. Key areas of action so far (including indicative three-year funding allocations) include the following: £ million _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Project Budget allocation Four programmes for waste minimisation 40 Kerbside taskforce to help local authorities maximise potential 15 for kerbside collection of recyclables and to boost the recycling of organic materials Programme for education and awareness 30 Two programmes for data and research 22 Programme of development of new technologies, including pilots 37 Programmes designed to help local authorities with their recycling 10 strategies, and ensure they are offered targeted assistance _________________________________________________________________________________________________. In addition to these programmes, the Waste Implementation Programme contributed £29 million in 2003-04 and 2004-05 to boost Defra's Waste Minimisation and Recycling ("Challenge") Fund. This fund provides project-based funding to local authorities to enable them to roll out high-quality recycling and home composting schemes in their area. The Waste Implementation Programme has also provided £20 million in targeted grants to local authorities in 2004-05. This grant is designed to reduce the pressure faced by councils to fund services such as waste management through increases in council tax.

Date

22 July 2004

Reference

424 c412-3W; 184643

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if (a) her Department and (b) the Environment Agency will establish an online database to monitor flows of wastes and other materials through the economy. - Includes ref to Waste Dataflow (www.wastedataflow.org) established by Defra.

Asked by

Richard Ottaway (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 July 2004

Reference

183229; 424 c261W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much money raised under the Landfill Tax Credit Scheme has been diverted from local environmental trust distributors to the Treasury. - Includes figures.

Asked by

Adrian Flook (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 July 2004

Reference

184644; 424 c254W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many companies have benefited from assistance through the Waste Implementation Programme. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Peter Duncan (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

28 April 2004

Reference

420 c1029-30W; 165310

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the budget for research through the Waste Implementation Programme is in 2004-05. - Inc figure.

Asked by

Peter Duncan (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

28 April 2004

Reference

420 c1030W; 165311

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what action her Department is taking to ensure that local authorities have sufficient funds to promote home-based waste separation for recycling. - Including figures. (Holding answer 23 March 2004).

Asked by

Jim Cunningham (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

18 March 2004

For answer on

29 March 2004

Answered on

29 March 2004

Mr. Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what action her Department is taking to ensure that local authorities have sufficient funds to promote home-based waste separation for recycling. [163153] Mr. Morley: [holding answer 23 March 2004]: Local authority waste management services are funded through the Environmental, Protective and Cultural Services (EPCS) block. Spending Review 2002 increased provision by £671 million over the three years to 2005-06 and we will again be considering the quantum of funding as part of Spending Review 2004. In addition, on 6 January I announced that Defra will be distributing a share of a £20 million grant to all local authorities in England to address the pressure each faces to invest in waste management services in 2004-05. Within Defra we have also established the Waste Implementation Programme (WIP), investing in strategic measures to help authorities to divert waste from landfill. Through the Waste Minimisation and Recycling (`Challenge') Fund, WIP provides funds for local authorities to implement projects that improve recycling infrastructure in their area. Many of these projects improve the design and coverage of kerbside recycling schemes, including household separation. In 2003-04 the Challenge Fund has distributed £62.5 million to 14 big-ticket `partnership' projects, and £43.3 million to 51 smaller projects. WIP has made £30 million available to the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) for communications and awareness work directly focused on increasing participation in recycling and waste minimisation initiatives. A significant proportion has been allocated to a new fund, targeted at communications projects delivered at local level, primarily by local authorities, including: £1.7 million recently allocated to support the continuation or expansion of existing local communications schemes; £8.5 million to communications programmes directly supporting new recycling infrastructure funded by WIP under the Challenge fund; £8.5 million to fund other communications activity delivered at local or regional level through WRAP'S Performance Improvement Through Communications Initiative. WRAP also operate a free advisory service available to local authorities that need to implement and improve kerbside collection systems.

Date

29 March 2004

Reference

419 c1205-6W;419 c1207-8W; 163153

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what meetings she has had with ministerial colleagues from other departments to ensure that the Waste Implementation Programme has a co-ordinated approach with waste-related programmes in other Departments.

Asked by

Barry Sheerman (Labour; Co-operative Party)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

23 February 2004

Reference

418 c151W;418 c151-2W; 154243

House

House of Commons

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