Question follow-through · 82079

Waste Disposal: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made progress on the Residual Waste Infrastructure Capacity Note.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
14 Oct 2025
Target answer date
16 Oct 2025
Answer
17 Oct 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 14 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made progress on the Residual Waste Infrastructure Capacity Note.

  2. 16 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 17 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    Defra published the Residual Waste Infrastructure Capacity Note and an accompanying statement on 30 December 2024. This statement set out that government will only back new Energy from Waste projects that meet strict conditions. Proposals for new faciliti...

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