Question follow-through · 51618
Recycling
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) develop a circular economy for historically un-recyclable waste streams, (b) tackle the composite waste burden and (c) support the recycling
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 12 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 16 May 2025
- Answer
- 20 May 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Environment and energy
- Fly-tipping and Litter · 29 Aug 2025
- Litter: Fast Food · 29 Aug 2025
- Litter: Fast Food · 4 Sept 2025
- Waste Disposal: Hazardous Substances · 5 Sept 2025
- Construction: Hazardous Substances · 5 Sept 2025
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
12 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) develop a circular economy for historically un-recyclable waste streams, (b) tackle the composite waste burden and (c) support the recycling
16 May 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
20 May 2025
Answer published
This Government is committed to moving 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 economy prospers,...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.
Fly-tipping and Litter
29 Aug 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to use technology to apprehend (a) fly tippers and (b) other people dropping litter across the countryside.
Litter: Fast Food
29 Aug 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of ensuring all packaging from fast food outlets is marked by the outlet with the car registration of the customer
Litter: Fast Food
4 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 September 2025 to Question 72246 on Litter: Fast Food, if his Department will ensure that packaging from fast food outlets is marked by the outlet with the
Waste Disposal: Hazardous Substances
5 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance his Department has issued on sites previously used for the dumping of fly ash.
Construction: Hazardous Substances
5 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance his Department has issued to builders when building on historic dump sites of fly ash.
Construction: Hazardous Substances
10 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance her Department has issued to builders on building on historic dump sites for fly ash.
Rivers: Environment Protection
21 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to protect chalk streams.
Pet Travel Scheme
21 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to issue updated guidance on pet passports.
Horticulture and Parks: Skilled Workers
24 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure adequate skills in local authorities to develop horticulture and parks.
Environment Protection: Employment
24 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to support jobs in the environmental sector, particularly horticulture.
Sugar Beet: Import Duties
1 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the impact on sugar beet producers in England due to the decision to extend tariff-free access for raw cane sugar.
Birds: Animal Feed
1 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to help ensure farmers are not out of pocket for costs incurred under AB12 supplementary feeding for farmland birds.