questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions (a) he and (b) officials in his Department have had with (i) Birmingham City Council and (ii) the Commissioners appointed to the authority regarding the refuse workers’ strike; and what steps his Department is taking to encourage that council to re-enter negotiations with Unite the Union to resolve the dispute.
answerText: The Secretary of State has not met with Birmingham City Council or the Commissioners regarding the refuse workers’ strike. My department engages regularly with Birmingham City Council as is normal for all Councils under intervention. This matter, and the ...
heading: Waste Disposal: Birmingham