Question follow-through · 11731

Domestic Waste

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to encourage reductions in household waste.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
29 Oct 2024
Target answer date
31 Oct 2024
Answer
18 Nov 2024 · 20 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 29 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to encourage reductions in household waste.

  2. 31 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 18 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    The Government is committed to creating a roadmap to a circular economy – a future where we keep our resources in use for longer; waste is reduced; we accelerate the path to net zero; we see investment in critical infrastructure and green jobs; our econom...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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