Incinerators: Health Hazards
Commons · Question 62008 · Tabled 23 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 4 Aug 2025
Question
Asked by Blake Stephenson
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the UKHSA's guidance entitled Epidemiological evidence review in the UK and EU, following implementation of the Waste Incineration Directive, published on 9 June 2025, what assess
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 4 Aug 2025
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is consulted by the Environment Agency (EA) on environmental permit applications to operate municipal waste incinerators (MWIs), in their role as regulator in England. UKHSA reviews the latest scientific evidence on t...