Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of introducing separate food waste collections on the quantity of food waste produced by households.

Defra has not made an assessment on the effect introducing separate food waste collections would have on the quantity of food waste produced by households.

Decisions on collection arrangements are for local councils to make, taking into account local circumstances.