To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much area-based grant was allocated to (a) waste disposal and (b) waste collection authorities in 2008-09; and how much such grant he plans to allocate to each type of authority in (i) 2009-10 and (ii) 2010-11. (317969)

In two tier areas, waste collection is generally carried out by district councils and waste disposal by county councils. In single tier areas, such as unitary authorities and metropolitan borough councils, collection and disposal is generally combined, although in some Metropolitan areas waste disposal is carried out on behalf of local authorities by statutory joint waste disposal authorities.

The allocation of area based grant (ABG) for each district council, county council, unitary authority and metropolitan borough council for 2008-09 to 2010-11 is available at:

http://www.communities.gov.uk/localgovernment/localgovernmentfinance/areabasedgrant/

ABG is unhypothecated and decisions on the use of the grant are for individual local authorities.