Question follow-through · 34356

Domestic Waste: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had discussions with local authorities to maximise the recycling of household waste.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Answering body: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled: 27 Feb 2025
Target answer date: 5 Mar 2025
Answer: 5 Mar 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Votes on this topic

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Recorded timeline

27 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had discussions with local authorities to maximise the recycling of household waste.
5 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
5 Mar 2025
Answer published
Waste is a devolved policy area. The upcoming Simpler Recycling reforms in England will ensure that people will be able to recycle the same materials, whether at home, work or school - to make recycling easier and improve recycling rates. Defra has previo...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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Sustainable Farming Incentive

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7 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure the UK meets its 2030 nature recovery targets.

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7 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to tackle persecution of birds of prey.