To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent discussions he has had with (a) London and (b) Greater Manchester waste authorities on their strategic waste management policies in respect of (i) site management of waste, (ii) locations of waste management sites and (iii) the combination of waste technologies selected. (291991)

The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs spoke to the Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority about the work they are doing on waste management when he went to Manchester on 24 September. Helen Ghosh, DEFRA’s permanent secretary, also visited the Waithlands Recycling Centre in Greater Manchester on 5 August.

No recent discussions have been held with the London waste authorities.