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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to introduce measures to tackle electrical and electronic waste.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to introduce measures to tackle electrical and electronic waste.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help tackle food waste in Lincolnshire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help tackle food waste in Lincolnshire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the Waste Crime Action Plan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the Waste Crime Action Plan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with colleagues in the Treasury on the potential impact of reducing food waste on the cost of living.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with colleagues in the Treasury on the potential impact of reducing food waste on the cost of living.
Defra officials engage regularly with His Majesty’s Treasury as part of the policy making process. Latest data from WRAP show that 58% of UK food waste occurs in households, with the average family wasting around £80 of food each month.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of requiring large businesses to publicly report food waste.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of requiring large businesses to publicly report food waste.
The Government recognises the importance of improving food waste data to help reduce food waste and improve resource efficiency. Defra is engaging with industry to improve reporting and data quality, while considering a range of policy options.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Government will set out its conclusions on public food waste reporting for large food businesses, following the 2023 consultation and the ongoing advice of the Circular Economy Taskforce and No.10 National Endeavour on Food Waste.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Government will set out its conclusions on public food waste reporting for large food businesses, following the 2023 consultation and the ongoing advice of the Circular Economy Taskforce and No.10 National Endeavour on Food Waste.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what comparative assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of (a) water recycling, (b) new reservoirs, (c) leakage reduction and (d) desalination as measures to increase water supply resilience.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what comparative assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of (a) water recycling, (b) new reservoirs, (c) leakage reduction and (d) desalination as measures to increase water supply resilience.
Water companies set out how they will provide a secure water supply through their Water Resources Management Plans. Within their plans, water companies must consider all demand management and water resources infrastructure options, including leakage reduction, water recycling, reservoirs and desalination, to ensure the most effective solutions are selected.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to A UK government food strategy for England, published on 15 July 2025, what progress has been made towards the Government's objective of reducing food waste, including the latest estimate of the amount of edible food...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to A UK government food strategy for England, published on 15 July 2025, what progress has been made towards the Government's objective of reducing food waste, including the latest estimate of the amount of edible food...
The Government supports action to reduce food waste across the food industry through WRAP’s UK Food and Drink Pact and is working with stakeholders to develop a national endeavour to end avoidable food waste. Latest UK figures show households waste 4.4 million tonnes of edible food annually.
My Right Honourable Friend the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Dame Angela Eagle MP) has made the following statement.
I wish to update the House on the key announcements and activity undertaken by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs during the conference recess.
Fisheries and Seafood...
My Right Honourable Friend the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Dame Angela Eagle MP) has made the following statement.
I wish to update the House on the key announcements and activity undertaken by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs during the conference recess.
Fisheries and Seafood...
I wish to update the House on the key announcements and activity undertaken by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs during the conference recess.
Fisheries and Seafood Scheme
On 15 September, support under the Fisheries and Seafood Scheme was expanded to include grants towards new engines and gearboxes for fishing...
I wish to update the House on the key announcements and activity undertaken by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs during the conference recess.
Fisheries and Seafood Scheme
On 15 September, support under the Fisheries and Seafood Scheme was expanded to include grants towards new engines and gearboxes for fishing...
Today I am pleased to update the House of continued progress with the implementation of Digital Waste Tracking. On 1 October 2026 the Report Receipt of Waste Service, which represents the first phase of the Government’s move from paper-based waste record keeping to a modern digital system, became mandatory in...
Today I am pleased to update the House of continued progress with the implementation of Digital Waste Tracking. On 1 October 2026 the Report Receipt of Waste Service, which represents the first phase of the Government’s move from paper-based waste record keeping to a modern digital system, became mandatory in...
My Honourable Friend the Minister for Water and Flooding (Emma Hardy MP) has made the following statement.
Today I am pleased to update the House of continued progress with the implementation of Digital Waste Tracking. On 1 October 2026 the Report Receipt of Waste Service, which represents the first phase of...
My Honourable Friend the Minister for Water and Flooding (Emma Hardy MP) has made the following statement.
Today I am pleased to update the House of continued progress with the implementation of Digital Waste Tracking. On 1 October 2026 the Report Receipt of Waste Service, which represents the first phase of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help tackle food waste in Devon.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help tackle food waste in Devon.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she has taken to work with suppliers to reduce food waste.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she has taken to work with suppliers to reduce food waste.
The water industry is privatised, with regional monopoly companies, in England and Wales. Regulation includes a price review that sets bills for customers.
The water industry is privatised, with regional monopoly companies, in England and Wales. Regulation includes a price review that sets bills for customers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department monitors the amount of food waste generated by its offices each month.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department monitors the amount of food waste generated by its offices each month.
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport does not monitor food waste from the offices it occupies on a monthly basis. The department does not directly contract any food vendors.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether (1) 10 Downing Street and (2) Number 10 North monitor the amount of food waste generated each month.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether (1) 10 Downing Street and (2) Number 10 North monitor the amount of food waste generated each month.
10 Downing Street monitors food waste on a monthly basis through it's services provider. Heron House already had waste collection management facilities in place, managed by the building service provider directly.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing legislation to require supermarkets to donate edible unsold food to charities and community organisations instead of disposing of it.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing legislation to require supermarkets to donate edible unsold food to charities and community organisations instead of disposing of it.
The Government supports food waste reduction through WRAP’s UK Food and Drink Pact and Food Waste Reduction Roadmap, helping businesses measure, reduce, report waste and increase surplus food redistribution. Businesses should prioritise redistribution; in 2024 retail redistributed 97,889 tonnes, 46% of surplus food redistributed in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to bring forward regulations to introduce a public food waste reporting requirement for large businesses.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to bring forward regulations to introduce a public food waste reporting requirement for large businesses.
The Government recognises the importance of improving food waste data to help reduce food waste and improve resource efficiency. Defra is engaging with industry to improve reporting and data quality, while considering a range of policy options.