Tyres: Waste Disposal
Lords · Question HL7630 · Tabled 20 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Baroness Boycott
To ask His Majesty's Government whether any enforcement action has been commenced by (1) DEFRA, (2) the Environment Agency, or (3) other authorities responsible for waste shipping in the UK, in relation to the export of 'end of life' tyres to India to ens
Answer
Answered by Baroness Hayman of Ullock, 4 Jun 2025
(1) The four UK regulators, the Environment Agency in England, Natural Resources Wales, The Scottish Environment Protection Agency and the Northern Ireland Environment Agency enforce legislation on shipments of waste. (2) The Environment Agency is current...