Written questions

Waste Disposal: Birmingham

Commons · Question 47229 · Tabled 23 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 30 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether costs incurred by neighbouring local authorities from assisting Birmingham City Council (BCC) with waste collection will be met by (a) BCC and (b) her Department.

Answer

Answered by Jim McMahon, 30 Apr 2025

This is a local issue and it is right that the response is led by the key public sector partners in Birmingham. We have been clear that if the local leaders on the ground in Birmingham feel tackling these issues goes beyond the resources available to them...