New clause 30 - Zero waste strategy
Waste and Emissions Trading Bill [Lords]
Public Bill Committees, 29 April 2003, 4:30 pm
'(1) The Secretary of State shall—
(a) within twelve months put before Parliament a strategy to deliver a year on year decrease in the volume of waste sent to landfill that shall be commensurate with statutory reductions in the weight and volume of waste sent to landfill as required by Clause One; and
(b) report to Parliament as to progress by area, every twelve months thereafter and that report shall detail the amount by both weight and volume.
(2) The strategy to decrease the volume of waste sent to landfill shall ensure that the volume of waste sent to landfill shall be reduced according to a formula, which the Secretary of State shall specify, which accurately measures the significance of waste by volume against waste by weight.'.—[Mr. Hayes.]
Brought up, and read the First time.
Motion made, and Question put, That the clause be read a Second time:—
The Committee divided: Ayes 5, Noes 9.
Division number 9 - 5 yes, 9 no
Voting yes: Norman Baker, Gregory Barker, Sue Doughty, John Hayes, Bill Wiggin
Voting no: Nick Ainger, Jim Dobbin, David Drew, Dai Havard, David Kidney, Michael Meacher, Paddy Tipping, Alan Whitehead, Anthony D Wright