Question follow-through · 28153
Recycling: Costs
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what data her Department holds on the trends in costs for using recycling centres; and whether she has made an assessment of whether there is a link between these costs and the number
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 8 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 11 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 14 Sept 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
More questions by this MP on Environment and energy
- Fire and Rescue Services: Water Supply · 10 Sept 2026
- Wildlife: Rehabilitation · 10 Sept 2026
- Biodiversity: Planning Permission · 14 Sept 2026
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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
8 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what data her Department holds on the trends in costs for using recycling centres; and whether she has made an assessment of whether there is a link between these costs and the number
11 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
14 Sept 2026
Answer published
Defra does not hold any data on trends in costs for using recycling centres. Local councils are not allowed to charge for small scale household waste at Household Waste Recycling Centres.
Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Fire and Rescue Services: Water Supply
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Wildlife: Rehabilitation
10 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will take steps to introduce a registration and accreditation system for organisations that deliver wildlife rehabilitation services in England.
Biodiversity: Planning Permission
14 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what consideration she has given to reviewing the requirement for planning applications to deliver a 10% Biodiversity Net Gain where a site is otherwise unviable and a considerable per