To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what (a) assessment and (b) research has been undertaken by (i) his Department, (ii) its agencies and (iii) the Waste and Resources Action Programme on the accuracy of bin weighing technology in relation to the collection of household waste. (274081)

No such assessment or research has been undertaken by DEFRA, its agencies, or the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) on the accuracy of bin weighing technology.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Peterborough of 27 March 2009, Official Report, column 789W, on domestic waste: waste disposal, whether the role of the Waste Improvement Network extends to providing information to local authorities outside the South East. (274707)

The Waste Improvement Network (WIN) is targeted at local authorities throughout England and registered users are spread across all nine regions, including the South East. Anyone is welcome to register (including non-local authority users) and there are also a number of registered users from authorities outside England.