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Written question asked by Joe Robertson (Conservative) on Friday, 28 August 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 2 September 2026. It was answered by James Murray (Labour) on Tuesday, 8 September 2026 on behalf of the Treasury.


Landfill Communities Fund

Question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the eligibility criteria applied by environmental bodies administering the Landfill Communities Fund.

Answer

The Landfill Communities Fund is a voluntary tax credit scheme encouraging registered landfill site operators to support eligible community and environmental projects via contributions to registered Environmental Bodies.

As contributions are voluntary, landfill operators can select which Environmental Bodies to support who in turn can decide which eligible projects to fund.

The Government has not formally assessed the effectiveness or differing approaches adopted and has no plans to standardise the funding decisions made by individual Environmental Bodies.

The Government keeps the operation of the Landfill Communities Fund under review, as it does with all tax issues.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
24622
Session
2026-27
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Landfill Communities Fund
Link
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