New clause 30 - Zero waste strategy
Waste and Emissions Trading Bill [Lords]
3:45 pm
Mr Michael Meacher (Minister of State (the Environment), Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Oldham West and Royton, Labour)
Very briefly, if the hon. Gentleman wishes to press the clause to a Division, he will do so. However, I ask him two questions. First, does he have an answer to the methodological problems of measurement by volume? Secondly, the clause calls on the Secretary of State to specify a formula
''which accurately measures the significance of waste by volume against waste by weight.''
Why should that make any difference to the success of the strategy?