Question follow-through · 67442
Landfill: Methane
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to support local authorities in tackling methane emissions from landfill sites through improved (a) waste separation, (b) capture technologies and (c) food waste redu
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 14 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 16 Jul 2025
- Answer
- 21 Jul 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
14 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to support local authorities in tackling methane emissions from landfill sites through improved (a) waste separation, (b) capture technologies and (c) food waste redu
16 Jul 2025
Target answer date
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21 Jul 2025
Answer published
Reducing emissions further requires ‘turning off the tap’ for landfill gas production by diverting biodegradable waste from landfill, as well as maximising capture and destruction of landfill gas created by previously deposited waste. Defra is exploring o...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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