Once fully implemented the digital waste tracking service will require certain information about waste movements to be entered before the movement, followed by confirmation that a waste carrier has collected it and confirmation that it has been received at a waste receiving site.

If these confirmations are...

Once fully implemented the digital waste tracking service will require certain information about waste movements to be entered before the movement, followed by confirmation that a waste carrier has collected it and confirmation that it has been received at a waste receiving site.

If these confirmations are...

State of Climate and Nature

The following extract is from the statement on the State of Climate and Nature on 13 July 2026.

I really welcome the statement and all the commitment that the Government are giving to nature. I know that the 30 by 30 plan is focused just on land,...

State of Climate and Nature

The following extract is from the statement on the State of Climate and Nature on 13 July 2026.

I really welcome the statement and all the commitment that the Government are giving to nature. I know that the 30 by 30 plan is focused just on land,...

Draft Batteries (Placing on the Market) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

The following extract is from the Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee, on the Draft Batteries (Placing on the Market) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026, on 8 July 2026.

The early signs are encouraging, because 8 million vapes were sold in 2023-24, but the figures...

Draft Batteries (Placing on the Market) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

The following extract is from the Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee, on the Draft Batteries (Placing on the Market) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026, on 8 July 2026.

The early signs are encouraging, because 8 million vapes were sold in 2023-24, but the figures...

Statement on the nature and climate crisis.

Statement on the nature and climate crisis.

Motion to consider. Agreed to on question.

Motion to consider. Agreed to on question.

Motion that the draft Environmental Permitting (Waste Controlling or Transporting) and Relevant Functions of Primary Authorities (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2026, which were laid before this House on 20 May, be approved. Agreed to on question.

Motion that the draft Environmental Permitting (Waste Controlling or Transporting) and Relevant Functions of Primary Authorities (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2026, which were laid before this House on 20 May, be approved. Agreed to on question.

Motion to consider. Agreed to on question.

Motion to consider. Agreed to on question.

Motion to consider. Agreed to on question.

Motion to consider. Agreed to on question.

Motion to consider. Agreed to on question.

Motion to consider. Agreed to on question.

The Government plans to legislate for a ban on the sale of peat and peat containing products when parliamentary time allows. This commitment is embedded within our Carbon Budget planning and, most recently, reflected in the latest iteration of the Environmental Improvement Plan.

We are working with the...

The Government plans to legislate for a ban on the sale of peat and peat containing products when parliamentary time allows. This commitment is embedded within our Carbon Budget planning and, most recently, reflected in the latest iteration of the Environmental Improvement Plan.

We are working with the...

We do not intend to pause the rollout. The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024 came into effect on 1 January 2025, PackUK, the Scheme Administrator has been appointed, and producers have started to accrue scheme costs from the 1 April 2025.

Since Autumn 2024, the Government...

We do not intend to pause the rollout. The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024 came into effect on 1 January 2025, PackUK, the Scheme Administrator has been appointed, and producers have started to accrue scheme costs from the 1 April 2025.

Since Autumn 2024, the Government...

Motion to consider. Agreed to on question.

Motion to consider. Agreed to on question.

Defra and senior officials from the Dutch Government have met with representatives of the UK and Dutch finance sectors to set out a path toward closer cooperation in financing a circular economy. Both sets of officials, with support from the Dutch Banking Association, invited attendees to form a Circular...

Defra and senior officials from the Dutch Government have met with representatives of the UK and Dutch finance sectors to set out a path toward closer cooperation in financing a circular economy. Both sets of officials, with support from the Dutch Banking Association, invited attendees to form a Circular...