Written questions

Waste Disposal: Industrial Disputes

Commons · Question 94673 · Tabled 26 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 5 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she intends to issue updated guidance to local councils on maintaining minimum service levels in waste operations during periods of industrial disruption.

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 5 Dec 2025

Defra does not plan to update guidance to local councils on prioritising services in periods of disruption in waste operations. Defra’s current guidance can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/waste-collection-services-guidance-for-l...