Waste Disposal: Birmingham
Commons · Question 94676 · Tabled 26 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Wendy Morton
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Commissioners appointed to Birmingham have been granted additional powers to intervene in operational waste decisions during periods of industrial action.
Answer
Answered by Alison McGovern, 4 Dec 2025
Further disruption to Birmingham’s waste service is in no one’s interest, and we remain in close contact with Commissioners and the Council as we continue to monitor the situation. Birmingham City Council and their contracted agency are independent employ...