Fires: Merton
Commons · Question 6366 · Tabled 4 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Rosena Allin-Khan
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the Environment Agency's response to the fire at the Weir Road recycling centre on Saturday 7 September 2024.
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 10 Oct 2024
The Environment Agency are responsible for the regulation of the environmental permit held by Reston Waste Management at 77 Weir Road. After being notified of the fire late on Saturday 7 September by the London Fire Brigade (LFB), Environment Agency staff...