Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Jon Trickett (Labour), on Monday, 13 April 2026, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 9 members in total.

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Illegal waste operations

That this House welcomes the Government’s Waste Crime Action Plan and the decision to provide the Environment Agency (EA) with enhanced funding, strengthened enforcement mechanisms, and the capacity to intervene more decisively; notes that more clarity is required regarding the EA’s expanded enforcement budget and wider use of restriction orders to support efforts to ensure restoration and clean up proceeds; further notes that the Ash Pits site in South Elmsall, in Normanton and Hemsworth constituency, has been formally identified by the EA as an illegal waste operation but there is growing concern that restoration and clean up will not be honoured; highlights concerns that if an operator enters bankruptcy or insolvency, they may be able to avoid the financial and legal responsibility to restore the site, noting precedents of companies deliberately using insolvency as a means to evade environmental obligations, as doing so can be more cost‑effective than fulfilling their duties; and calls on the Government to ensure operators like the one in Normanton and Hemsworth constituency cannot exploit regulatory gaps or delays to avoid restoring the land as required.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

3116 

Session

2024-26

Other sponsors

Jim Shannon

Andy McDonald

Neil Duncan-Jordan

Siân Berry

Hannah Spencer

Subjects

Crime Waste disposal

Link

View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk