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...