Clause 69

Part of Climate Change Bill [Lords] – in a Public Bill Committee at 4:30 pm on 3 July 2008.

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Photo of Anne McIntosh Anne McIntosh Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) 4:30, 3 July 2008

I hate to say, “I told you so”, to the Minister. There were two warnings about the problems that clause 60 could bring, which the Government do not seem to have heeded. One warning was in the Select Committee on Communities and Local Government report on refuse collection, which was issued on 16 July 2007. The Committee was

“not convinced that enough work has been done or guidance given to local authorities on how to prevent such risks from blighting areas and causing disputes.”

The same Committee’s second special report on “Refuse Collection: Waste Reduction Pilots” in February this year recommended that

“the Government withdraw its financial incentive pilot proposals from the Climate Change Bill and reconsider devolving the power to introduce schemes to local authorities themselves.”

Would the Minister like to comment on why she did not follow their advice?