Question follow-through · 74605

Waste Disposal: Thames Valley

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with local authorities in (a) Slough and (b) the Thames Valley region on the implementation of mandatory digital waste tracking.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
3 Sept 2025
Target answer date
8 Sept 2025
Answer
9 Sept 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with local authorities in (a) Slough and (b) the Thames Valley region on the implementation of mandatory digital waste tracking.

  2. 8 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 9 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    The department has had no recent direct discussions with local authorities in Slough or the Thames Valley region on the implementation of mandatory digital waste tracking. Information is shared with stakeholders including local authorities via our Circula...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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