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Quarrying: Landfill Tax

Commons · Question 89613 · Tabled 11 Nov 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 18 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by James Wild

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs on the potential impact of removing the quarry exemption and lower rate of Landfill Tax on (a) the cost of nature res

Answer

Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 18 Nov 2025

The government recently consulted on proposals to reform LandfillTax following a call for evidence in 2021 under the previous government, to ensure the regime remains effective in encouraging waste to be diverted away from landfill and to support the gove...