Question follow-through · 2355
Landfill
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to commitment 48 in the Environmental Improvement Plan published on 1 December 2025, if she will outline the timescale and process for determining measures to drive the
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 18 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 20 May 2026
- Answer
- 1 Jun 2026 · 14 calendar days after tabling
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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
18 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to commitment 48 in the Environmental Improvement Plan published on 1 December 2025, if she will outline the timescale and process for determining measures to drive the
20 May 2026
Target answer date
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1 Jun 2026
Answer published
Reducing the amount of biodegradable waste being sent to landfill has a key part to play in tackling climate change. In February 2025, Defra published a summary of responses to the call for evidence on the near elimination of biodegradable municipal waste...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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