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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-10-03more like thismore than 2019-10-03
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 remove filter
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Food: Waste Disposal more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of local authorities provide food waste collections as part of their refuse collection service. more like this
tabling member constituency Dunfermline and West Fife more like this
tabling member printed
Douglas Chapman more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-10-08more like thismore than 2019-10-08
answer text <p>In 2018/19 167 local authorities out of 327 (51%) offered food waste collection services for residents.</p><p>One of the commitments in the Resource and Waste Strategy was to work towards zero food waste to landfill by 2030. Our ‘consultation on consistency in household and business recycling collections England’ sought views on food waste being collected separately from dry recycling materials and other types of waste from households and businesses. Given the support for this proposal, the Government will legislate to ensure that every local authority in England provides a separate food waste collections from 2023.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Taunton Deane more like this
answering member printed Rebecca Pow more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-10-08T15:24:39.127Zmore like thismore than 2019-10-08T15:24:39.127Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Rebecca Pow more like this
tabling member
4402
label Biography information for Douglas Chapman more like this