Written questions

Waste Disposal: Licensing

Commons · Question 98504 · Tabled 9 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 16 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Matt Vickers

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the number of waste-processing facilities currently operating with expired permits.

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 16 Dec 2025

Environmental Permitting Regulations require operators of industrial/waste facilities to get permits from regulators to control pollution to air, land, and water, ensuring compliance with set conditions, and protecting public health through legal framewor...