Packaging: Recycling
Commons · Question 102927 · Tabled 5 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Nick Timothy
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the allocation of resources between (a) enforcement activities targeting businesses that are compliant with the law and (b) investigat
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 12 Jan 2026
The Government has shown its continued support to the Environment Agency (EA) by committing £12 million for the EA to fight waste crime this year. The EA received £3 million for 2025/26 to enforce new duties introduced this year including the new simpler ...