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Recycling: Energy

Commons · Question 162 · Tabled 13 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 11 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Gareth Snell

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to support the circular economy sector with energy costs related to material reprocessing and recycling.

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 11 Jun 2026

The only way to bring energy bills down sustainably is by reducing Britain’s exposure to volatile fossil fuel markets. The Government’s mission for Clean Power by 2030 will get us off the rollercoaster of fossil fuel prices, to cut bills for businesses an...