Incinerators: Construction
Commons · Question 94112 · Tabled 24 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Vikki Slade
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of re-instating the pause on the building of new waste incinerators.
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 2 Dec 2025
Determining the need and location for waste management infrastructure is a matter for the relevant planning authority. To support decision making the Government has made it clear we only back new Energy from Waste projects if they meet strict local and en...