Written questions

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...