Motion that the draft Digital Waste Tracking (England) Regulations 2026, which were laid before this House on 23 April, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved. Agreed to on question.

Motion that the draft Digital Waste Tracking (England) Regulations 2026, which were laid before this House on 23 April, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved. Agreed to on question.

Lords motion to approve. Agreed to on question.

Lords motion to approve. Agreed to on question.

Motion to consider. Agreed to on question.

Motion to consider. Agreed to on question.

Lords motion to consider. Agreed to on question.

Lords motion to consider. Agreed to on question.

My Lords, these draft regulations were laid before the House on 23 April 2026.

The introduction of mandatory digital waste tracking is a cornerstone of this Government’s Waste Crime Action Plan, which is the toughest ever crackdown on illegal waste activity and aims both to transform the waste management system and...

My Lords, these draft regulations were laid before the House on 23 April 2026.

The introduction of mandatory digital waste tracking is a cornerstone of this Government’s Waste Crime Action Plan, which is the toughest ever crackdown on illegal waste activity and aims both to transform the waste management system and...

My Lords, I welcome the Minister to her place and thank her for introducing the regulations before us. I say at the outset that they are extremely welcome; obviously, I welcome them. I declare that I recently joined the Environment and Climate Change Committee of this House, so ably and...

My Lords, I welcome the Minister to her place and thank her for introducing the regulations before us. I say at the outset that they are extremely welcome; obviously, I welcome them. I declare that I recently joined the Environment and Climate Change Committee of this House, so ably and...

It is a pleasure to follow my noble friend, if I can refer to my erstwhile colleague on the Environment and Climate Change Committee as that, so I thank the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh, for her contribution. I would be very interested to hear the Minister’s response to those points,...

It is a pleasure to follow my noble friend, if I can refer to my erstwhile colleague on the Environment and Climate Change Committee as that, so I thank the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh, for her contribution. I would be very interested to hear the Minister’s response to those points,...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for bringing forward these regulations. I refer the Grand Committee to my interest as a landowner. To confirm my noble friend Lady McIntosh’s comments, I am a victim of illegal waste disposal on a daily basis. I have also experienced a licenced waste haulier...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for bringing forward these regulations. I refer the Grand Committee to my interest as a landowner. To confirm my noble friend Lady McIntosh’s comments, I am a victim of illegal waste disposal on a daily basis. I have also experienced a licenced waste haulier...

I thank noble Lords for their contributions and comments. I shall go through and try to pick up the questions asked. As usual, we will go through Hansard and write if there is anything I miss or on which I cannot provide information.

The noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh, asked about EPR...

I thank noble Lords for their contributions and comments. I shall go through and try to pick up the questions asked. As usual, we will go through Hansard and write if there is anything I miss or on which I cannot provide information.

The noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh, asked about EPR...

I may have missed it, but I want to be reassured that the discussions now taking place within the department will ensure that all producers of waste are included. We will never be able to turn the tap off unless we can do it at source, with the producers included.

I may have missed it, but I want to be reassured that the discussions now taking place within the department will ensure that all producers of waste are included. We will never be able to turn the tap off unless we can do it at source, with the producers included.

I will have to look into that in some detail and get back to the noble Baroness. I have just been told that it is extremely complicated. It is probably best if we put it down in writing so that she has a proper, clear answer, rather than what I...

I will have to look into that in some detail and get back to the noble Baroness. I have just been told that it is extremely complicated. It is probably best if we put it down in writing so that she has a proper, clear answer, rather than what I...