To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will place in the Library a copy of the Prime Minister's Strategy Unit report on variable charging for domestic rubbish collection. (153811)

The Strategy Unit has not published a specific report on variable charging for domestic rubbish collection. Its report “Waste Not, Want Not”, published in November 2002, looked at how we manage waste overall in England and considered a range of financial incentives to encourage householders to reduce and recycle more waste, including variable charging. The Government are currently consulting on proposals to allow authorities to introduce local variable waste charging following publication of the Waste Strategy 2007.

The Strategy Unit's “Waste Not, Want Not”, report is available at

http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/strategy/work_areas/waste/index.asp.

The Waste Strategy for England 2007 is available at

http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/waste/strategy/index.htm.