Written questions

Waste Management: Industrial Disputes

Commons · Question 91368 · Tabled 17 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 4 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of prolonged industrial disputes in local waste services on recycling rates and environmental health in affected communities.

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 4 Dec 2025

Defra has not made an assessment of the potential impact of prolonged industrial disputes in local waste services on recycling rates and environmental health in affected.