Written questions

Food: Waste Disposal

Commons · Question 87755 · Tabled 4 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 17 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has he made of the potential impact of requiring local authorities to make separate food waste collections by 31 March 2026 on (a) council budgets and (b) the pro

Answer

Answered by Alison McGovern, 17 Nov 2025

As set out at the Spending Review, £3.4 billion of new grant funding will be delivered through the Local Government Finance Settlement within financial years 2026-27 to 2028-29. This includes funding for local authorities to deliver Simpler Recycling as p...