Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consultation his Department held on the proposal to withdraw the Contributing Third Payment element of the Landfill Communities Fund; and what assessment he has made of the financial ability of landfill operators and donors to continue with the scheme if that proposal is implemented.

An HMRC consultation on proposals to reform the LCF closed on 10 June 2015. The proposals were developed by a government-sector working group including representatives of landfill site operators and those receiving LCF funding. The government response to this consultation is available here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/reform-of-the-landfill-communities-fund

The impact of the changes to the LCF announced following this consultation, at Autumn Statement 2015, is set out in Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015: policy costings. This document is available at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/spending-review-and-autumn-statement-2015-documents