Written questions

Landfill: Scotland

Commons · Question 60347 · Tabled 16 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 23 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Gregory Stafford

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he is having with his Scottish Government on the timeline for its 31 December 2025 landfill ban; and whether he has received any formal request from the Scottish Gover

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 23 Jun 2025

Defra regularly engages with colleagues in the Devolved Governments on resources and waste policy. However, resources and waste policy is a devolved matter and the decision to ban biodegradable waste to landfill in Scotland is a matter for Scottish Govern...