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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of grey-water recycling and rainwater harvesting systems on (a) tackling water shortages, (b) reducing water bills and (c) reducing the amount of run-off and waste water in the sewerage system.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of grey-water recycling and rainwater harvesting systems on (a) tackling water shortages, (b) reducing water bills and (c) reducing the amount of run-off and waste water in the sewerage system.
The Government recognises the benefits of greywater reuse and rainwater harvesting across all property types. Following our commitment in the Water White Paper, we are enabling measures to drive up the adoption of water recycling and reuse through the Clean Water Bill. Our assessment of these measures considers the holistic benefits of its adoption including to the drainage system and consumer bills.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to support and encourage grey-water recycling and rainwater harvesting systems in (a) new-build properties, (b) public buildings, (c) retrofitted social housing stock and (d) retrofitted private housing.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to support and encourage grey-water recycling and rainwater harvesting systems in (a) new-build properties, (b) public buildings, (c) retrofitted social housing stock and (d) retrofitted private housing.
The Government recognises the benefits of greywater reuse and rainwater harvesting across all property types. Following our commitment in the Water White Paper, we are enabling measures to drive up the adoption of water recycling and reuse through the Clean Water Bill. Our assessment of these measures considers the holistic benefits of its adoption including to the drainage system and consumer bills.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that reuse and repair are integrated into waste services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that reuse and repair are integrated into waste services.
Defra recognises that repair and reuse are fundamental tenets of any circular economy, and a successful transition aims to eliminate waste and promote sustainability through reuse and resource efficiency. We established a Circular Economy Taskforce to co-design our approach and will outline our next steps shortly.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Circular Economy Growth Plan will be published.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Circular Economy Growth Plan will be published.
The Government is committed to delivering a more circular and resilient economy for good growth in every place. We established a Circular Economy Task Force to co-design our approach and will outline our next steps shortly.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans her Department has to reduce microplastic pollution as part of the proposed Circular Economy Growth Plan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans her Department has to reduce microplastic pollution as part of the proposed Circular Economy Growth Plan.
The Government is committed to delivering a more circular and resilient economy for good growth in every place. We established a Circular Economy Task Force to co-design our approach and plastics is one of the sectors they considered. We will outline our next steps shortly.
To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect to publish the Circular Economy Growth Plan.
To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect to publish the Circular Economy Growth Plan.
This Government is committed to delivering a more circular and resilient economy for good growth in every place. Defra established a Circular Economy Task Force to co-design its approach and will outline its next steps shortly.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her Department's policies of the recommendation in the report entitled Project Willow, published on 29 May 2025 to implement policies to increase plastic collection, separation and aggregation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her Department's policies of the recommendation in the report entitled Project Willow, published on 29 May 2025 to implement policies to increase plastic collection, separation and aggregation.
The Government recognises the importance of securing a sustainable future for Grangemouth and is carefully considering the recommendations arising from Project Willow.
Defra officials continue to support the cross-government Grangemouth Investment Taskforce in its efforts to attract investment to the site. Projects under consideration include advanced plastics recycling initiatives.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to use the Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging scheme to increase the supply of separated plastic waste to domestic recycling facilities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to use the Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging scheme to increase the supply of separated plastic waste to domestic recycling facilities.
Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging funds the efficient management of household packaging waste, while modulated fees incentivise producers to use more recyclable packaging. Alongside Packaging Waste Recycling Notes, which support reprocessing, the scheme can help increase the supply of recyclable material, including separated plastic waste, and support domestic recycling infrastructure.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to publish the Circular Economy Growth Plan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to publish the Circular Economy Growth Plan.
The Government is committed to delivering a more circular and resilient economy for good growth in every place. We established a Circular Economy Task Force to co-design our approach and will outline our next steps shortly.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has had discussions with the Scottish Government on aligning the Circular Economy Growth Plan with Scotland’s Circular Economy Strategy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has had discussions with the Scottish Government on aligning the Circular Economy Growth Plan with Scotland’s Circular Economy Strategy.
While this is broadly a devolved policy area, Defra officials continue to work collaboratively and closely with counterparts across the Four Nations, including Scotland, noting that aligned and coherent approaches throughout the UK have benefits for industry and other stakeholders.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of incorrectly disposed vapes on fires in the waste and recycling sector; and what measures she is considering to increase the proportion of used vapes disposed of through...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of incorrectly disposed vapes on fires in the waste and recycling sector; and what measures she is considering to increase the proportion of used vapes disposed of through...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what data her Department holds from Materials Recovery Facility Code of Practice sampling on the aluminium content of local authority mixed recycling; and if she will publish it.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what data her Department holds from Materials Recovery Facility Code of Practice sampling on the aluminium content of local authority mixed recycling; and if she will publish it.
In November the Environment Agency will publish annual data from regulated Materials Facilities on local authority recycling. This captures the quantities and proportions of materials collected, including aluminium, but covers only recycling at regulated Material Facilities. Information on the aluminium content of all local authority mixed recycling is not available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with local authorities in England about consumer disposal and recycling of unwanted kitchen knives.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with local authorities in England about consumer disposal and recycling of unwanted kitchen knives.
The Department is working with local authorities and other partners to improve information for householders on the safe disposal and recycling of unwanted kitchen knives. This work recognises that arrangements currently vary locally, including the use of household waste recycling centres and dedicated knife surrender facilities. We are working with the Home Office, WRAP and local authority partners to develop consistent guidance and improve access to information on appropriate local disposal routes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of Extended Producer Responsibility fees being applied to goods that do not enter the household waste stream and that are paid for through commercial waste management on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of Extended Producer Responsibility fees being applied to goods that do not enter the household waste stream and that are paid for through commercial waste management on...
Defra recognises the issue of 'dual use packaging’ and is assessing potential changes to the household packaging definition in the Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging regulations. Defra is working with stakeholders to resolve this issue through interim and longer-term approaches.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with respect to producer compliance schemes for fridges and freezers, what recent steps her department has taken to increase (a) temporary storage and (b) additional recycling capacity.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with respect to producer compliance schemes for fridges and freezers, what recent steps her department has taken to increase (a) temporary storage and (b) additional recycling capacity.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to meet the implementation date for mandatory kerbside collections of flexible plastics.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to meet the implementation date for mandatory kerbside collections of flexible plastics.
Defra will be launching a Plastic Film Forum this November and will convene working groups focusing on collections, sorting, reprocessing and end-markets, with the objective of developing a Transition Framework to support 2030 implementation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on ensuring the forthcoming expansion of the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) aligns with the delayed timeline for plastic film collections to incentivise...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on ensuring the forthcoming expansion of the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) aligns with the delayed timeline for plastic film collections to incentivise...
Defra works closely with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero on ensuring that the expansion of the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) to waste incineration aligns with Defra-led reforms to waste and recycling.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in the context of the delay to mandatory kerbside collection of flexible plastics under Simpler Recycling, what support her Department plans to provide to (a) recycling companies that have already invested in UK-based reprocessing infrastructure and (b) the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in the context of the delay to mandatory kerbside collection of flexible plastics under Simpler Recycling, what support her Department plans to provide to (a) recycling companies that have already invested in UK-based reprocessing infrastructure and (b) the...
We will work with industry through the Plastic Film Forum launching this November, with a working group specifically looking at reprocessing. We will continue to promote the continuation of existing voluntary collection routes — including council collections, business collections and front-of-store take-back at major supermarkets, which could provide feedstock to infrastructure.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure packaging EPR costs support investment in UK recycling infrastructure while minimising regulatory burdens on businesses.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure packaging EPR costs support investment in UK recycling infrastructure while minimising regulatory burdens on businesses.
Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging raised £1.4 billion for local authorities in its first year and is already supporting investment in recycling infrastructure
We are committed to proportionate implementation. Smaller producers are protected by exemption thresholds, and we continue to improve guidance, communications and digital services to reduce administrative burdens.
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to place conditions relating to water recycling and usage on the construction of data centres.
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to place conditions relating to water recycling and usage on the construction of data centres.
The Government recognises the importance of sustainable water use as digital infrastructure grows. BIST works with Defra, the Environment Agency and others to ensure data centre growth does not compromise public water supply resilience. Water resources are managed through statutory water company and regional plans and the Environment Agency’s National Framework. The Government supports water-efficient cooling technologies, including closed-loop systems, and alternative sources such as rainwater harvesting. National planning policy promotes sustainable water use and resource efficiency.