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Housing: Waste Disposal

Asked by Sir James CleverlyConservativeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 1 June 2026UIN 2019

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will add a metric on the frequency of household waste collections to the Environment, Circular Economy and Climate Change metrics in the Local Outcomes Framework.

Answered by Mary Creagh

Defra does not plan to include a metric on the frequency of household waste collections to the Environment, Circular Economy and Climate Change metrics in the Local Outcomes Framework.

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