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Tyres: Waste Disposal

Commons · Question 8009 · Tabled 9 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 15 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Tessa Munt

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Indian counterpart on that country changing its laws relating to importing end-of-life tyres for pyrolysis; and if she will make an assessment of

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 15 Jun 2026

Government is engaging with the Indian authorities, including the Indian Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, to confirm their legal position on the regulatory controls that apply for the import of end-of-life tyres to India. We continue t...